Na-hkilek explained

Na-hkilek
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Shan State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Loilem District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Kunhing Township
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30
Coordinates:20.9508°N 98.5°W
Elevation M:245

Nā-hki-lek or Na-hkilek[1] is a river village on the Salween River in Shan State of eastern Burma. It lies on the confluence of the Salween and the Nam Pang River.[2] A few miles north beyond the junction is said to be "a strange whirlpool, at the place the river is in a gorge between limestone cliffs, which fall smooth and precipitous to the water's edge."[3]

It is located about 120 km east of Kengtung.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. [GoogleEarth]
  2. Book: Grigson. Geoffrey. Gibbs-Smith. Charles Harvard. Places: a volume of travel in space and time: places which have delighted, intrigued, and intimidated men. 28 September 2011. 1957. Hawthorn Books.
  3. Book: Collis, Maurice. Lords of the sunset: a tour in the Shan states. 28 September 2011. 1938. Dodd, Mead.
  4. Maps. Google Maps. 30 August 2014-->.