Bhamo

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Bhamo is a city in Kachin State in Myanmar, located 186 km south from the capital of Myitkyina. It is on the Ayeyarwady River, and is the nearest river port to the Chinese border. The population is a mix of Chinese and Shan, with Kachin peoples in the hills around the town.

As of 1935 the town was situated at the highest navigable point of the river, and was the terminus of caravan routes from India and Burma, by which jade in particular, was brought into China.

Bhamo was once called Sampanago, and was the capital of a now-extinct Shan kingdom of Manmaw. The ruins of the old city walls still exist, some 5 km from the modern town.

Foreigners are not allowed to travel to Bhamo by road^{[citation needed]}. A once weekly Air Myanmar flight is available, as are three times a week river ferries.

The town is home to Bhamo Degree College.

[edit] See also

• Banmaw Airport

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from The Modern World Encyclopædia: Illustrated (1935); out of UK copyright as of 2005.
  • This may be out of date or biased to the timeframe of that reference.

Coordinates: 24°16′N 97°14′E