Northern Myanmar
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Northern Myanmar is a culturally diverse, mountainous region bordering China and India, known for its significant Tibeto-Burman ethnic populations, rich natural resources, and long-running ethnic conflicts.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| northern Myanmar | 4 |
| Northeast India and Northern Myanmar | 1 |
| northern Burma | 1 |
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geographic region ⓘ |
| borders |
Central Myanmar
NERFINISHED
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China NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
subtropical highland
ⓘ
tropical monsoon ⓘ |
| contains |
Kachin State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sagaing Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Shan State NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Chin State ⓘ northern Rakhine State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| governedBy | Myanmar central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArmedGroup |
Arakan Army
NERFINISHED
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Kachin Independence Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army NERFINISHED ⓘ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) bases NERFINISHED ⓘ Ta’ang National Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United Wa State Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderTradePoint |
Chinshwehaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lweje NERFINISHED ⓘ Muse–Ruili border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamu–Moreh crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Bhamo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hpakant NERFINISHED ⓘ Lashio NERFINISHED ⓘ Muse NERFINISHED ⓘ Myitkyina NERFINISHED ⓘ Putao NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
Kachin conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shan conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ ethnic armed conflicts ⓘ |
| hasDeFactoControlAreas | ethnic armed organizations ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cross-border trade with China
ⓘ
cross-border trade with India ⓘ jade mining ⓘ timber extraction ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Bamar people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chin people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kachin people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokang Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Naga peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Palaung people NERFINISHED ⓘ Rawang people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
environmental degradation from mining
ⓘ
human rights concerns ⓘ internal displacement ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Burmese language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chin languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Jingpho language NERFINISHED ⓘ Naga languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Shan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Tibeto-Burman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMountainRange |
Eastern Himalayas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hengduan Mountains (southern extension) NERFINISHED ⓘ Patkai Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
gold
ⓘ
hydropower potential ⓘ jade ⓘ rare earth elements ⓘ rubies ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Animism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Chindwin River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irrawaddy River NERFINISHED ⓘ Salween River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ethnic diversity
ⓘ
long-running insurgencies ⓘ methamphetamine trafficking routes ⓘ opium production ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Golden Triangle region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
China–Myanmar Economic Corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
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northern Burma
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northern Myanmar
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Northeast India and Northern Myanmar
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northern Myanmar
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northern Myanmar