Yazagyo Explained

Yazagyo
Other Name:Yazagya, Yazago,[1] Yarzagyo
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Burma
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sagaing Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kale District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Kale Township
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30
Coordinates:23.5025°N 94.0864°W

Yazagyo[2] (also Yazagya[3] and Yarzagyo[4]) is the northernmost village in Kale Township, Kale District, of western Burma (Myanmar).

The Yazagyo Airfield, where the US 965th and 966th Airborne Air Control Squadrons were stationed during World War II, is located 3km (02miles) north of the town.

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Notes and References

  1. "Yazago (Variant)" United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. "Yazagyo (Approved)" United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-nf46-3.jpg Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, NF 46-03, Mawlaik
  4. http://www.themimu.info/MapsInfo/Sagaing/MIMU270v01_100805_Sagaing%20Division%20(Lower)%20Topo_A0+.pdf "Sagaing Division (Lower), Myanmar"