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Ba Htoo Station | |
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ဗထူးတပ်မြို့ | |
Southern Shan State Near Lawksawk (Yatsauk) in Myanmar | |
Coordinates | 21°16′42″N 96°51′17″E / 21.278276876840355°N 96.85469701569245°E |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence (Myanmar) |
Site history | |
Built | November 1953 |
Ba Htoo Station (Burmese: ဗထူးတပ်မြို့, also called Bahtoo Station and Fort Ba Htoo, is a major military base located near Lawksawk (known as Yatsauk in Burmese) in southern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). Named after Ba Htoo, a colonial military hero, the base was established by the Burmese Armed Forces in November 1953 to house the families of Burmese military officers and provide training to officers.[1] The Army Officers Training School is located on the base.[2][3]