Tamandu Explained

Official Name:Tamandu
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Rakhine State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kyaukpyu
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Ann Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:19.85°N 140°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30

Tamandu[1] was a village in Ann Township, Kyaukpyu District, in northern Rakhine State in the westernmost part of Myanmar. Tamandu was located on the southside of the Dalet River (Dalet Chaung) just after it passes through the Kolonzin Range of hills and on the edge of the delta.[2], Tamandu no longer exists; the area is now part of Zuklaing Village Tract.[3]

History

During World War II the Japanese maintained a strategic supply base at Tamandu. It was retaken by the 25th Infantry Division (India) and the 82nd (West Africa) Division in March 1945 as part of the Arakan Campaign,[4] and a number of short documentary films were made there that year.[5] The Tamandu Barracks in Lagos, Nigeria and Tamandu Road in Kano, Nigeria were named after the village.[6]

Notes

Notes and References

  1. "Tamandu Approved)", United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-ne46-3.jpg Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NE 46-3 Kyaukpyu
  3. http://www.themimu.info/MapsInfo/Rakhine/MIMU154v01_100816_Ann%20Ts-Rakhine%20State_A1.pdf "Ann Township - Rakhine State"
  4. Turnbull, Patrick (1979) Battle of the Box Allan, London, pages 113-114,
  5. http://www.colonialfilm.org.uk/search-content?keys=Tamandu&x=26&y=17 "Colonial Film Catalogue: Tamandu"
  6. Omoigui, Nowa (2006)"Barracks: The History Behind Those Names (Part 4)"