Mong Hkun
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Mong Hkun
မိုင်းခွန်း Maingkwan, Möng Hkawn, Mont Hkawn (မုံ့ခေါင်မ်) | |
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Village | |
  Mong Hkun Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 26°19′06″N 96°35′32″E / 26.31833°N 96.59222°E | |
| Country |  Burma |
| Region | Kachin State |
| District | Tanai District |
| Township | Tanai Township |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Mong Hkun is a village in the Hukawng Valley of north-western Kachin State, Myanmar.[1] The village is known for its nearby Burmite amber mines.[2] It is also called Möng Hkawn in Shan, and it had a significant Shan population and a Saopha (Sawbwa) in the 1800s.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Place codes (Pcodes)". MIMU - Myanmar Information Management Unit. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ Ko, Ko (2003-01-01). "Geology of an amber locality in the Hukawng Valley, Northern Myanmar". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. doi:10.1016/S1367-9120(02)00044-5.
- ↑ Kaw Nan (2013). Institutions of Kachin Du-Waship (PDF). p. 37.
- ↑ Scott; Hardiman (1900). Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States, Pt. 2, Vol. 1 (PDF). p. 241.
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