Wān Long is a village in Mawkmai Township

Mawkmai Township

Mawkmai Township is a township of Loilen District in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Mawkmai.Mawkmai is one of the former largest states in the eastern division of the southern Shan States of Burma with an area of 7,215 km². The central portion of the township consists of a...

, Loilen District

Loilen District

Loilem District is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 9 towns in 2010.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Loilen Township*Nansang Township*Kunhing Township*Lai-Hka Township*Kyethi Township*Mong Kung Township...

, in the Shan State

Shan State

Shan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...

 of eastern Burma. It is located southeast of Hkengnang

Hkengnang

Hkengnang is a village in Mawkmai Township, Loilen District, in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is a primarily agricultural village with fields surrounding it in an otherwise remote, heavily forested area. It lies north of Mak and northwest of Wān Long....

, east of Mak

Mak

Mak is a Chinese surname. It is commonly transliterated as Mak in Hong Kong, based on the Cantonese pronunciation of the Chinese character; and is commonly transliterated as Mai in China, based on the Mandarin pronunciation. Other transliterations of the surname include Mack, Mark, Mac, and Mach...

 and northwest of Daw Mawkla.

History

A camp was located here during World War II. At 5 pm local time on 11th November 1996, SURA company 152 of No 758 Brigade attacked SLORC troops near Wan Long, in Kenglom tract. The fight was brief and two Burmese soldiers died and two were wounded.

External links

• Maplandia World Gazetteer