Yenangyaung
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Yenangyaung is a town in central Myanmar known historically as the site of a major World War II battle between Allied and Japanese forces.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| battleDate | April 1942 (Battle of Yenangyaung) ⓘ |
| connectedBy | road network of central Myanmar ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 20.4667°N 94.8833°E ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 60 metres ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| hasCountryCallingCode | +95 ⓘ |
| hasDrivingSide | right ⓘ |
| hasLocalEconomyResource | onshore oil ⓘ |
| hasMajorEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
petroleum production ⓘ |
| hasNearbyOilFields | Yenangyaung oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryReligion | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | river town ⓘ |
| historicalEventLocation | Battle of Yenangyaung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| involvedForcesInBattle |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Yenangyaung Township NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Yenangyaung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II battle site ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Burmese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Magway Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Dry Zone of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Myanmar Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Irrawaddy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Magway District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Upper Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverPortOn | Irrawaddy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +6:30 ⓘ |
| wasStrategicObjectiveIn | Burma Campaign of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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