Mabein

Mabein
Mabein is located in Myanmar
Mabein
Mabein
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 23°29′N 96°37′E / 23.483°N 96.617°E / 23.483; 96.617
Country Myanmar
State Shan State
DistrictMongmit District
TownshipMabein Township
Population
 (2005)
 • Ethnicities
Shan Palaung
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Mabein is a town in northern Shan State of Myanmar, formerly Burma. It is situated on the Shweli River and connected to Momeik, and to Bhamo and Myitkyina in Kachin State by road.[1][2] Mabein lies only 90 km (56 mi) from the border with Yunnan Province, China, but 200 km (124 mi) north of Mandalay.[3]

The town was captured by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) from the State Administration Council (SAC) on 21 January 2024 during the civil war.[4]

  1. ^ "Transport in Myanmar". MODiNS.Net. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Maj-Gen Ye Myint inspects regional development tasks". New Light of Myanmar. 26 March 2002. Archived from the original on 31 August 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  3. ^ Yolanda Fong-Sam. "The Mineral Industry of Burma" (PDF). United States Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook – 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  4. ^ "KIA-Led Troops Seize Another Shan Town From Myanmar Junta".