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.

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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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Battle of Yenangyaung location Yenangyaung