Lahe, Myanmar

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Place in Sagaing Region, Myanmar

Lahe

လဟယ်မြို့

Lahe

Location in Burma

Coordinates: 26°19′31″N 95°26′34″E﻿ / ﻿26.32528°N 95.44278°E﻿ / 26.32528; 95.44278
Country|  Myanmar
Division|  Sagaing Region
Elevation

| 3,387 ft (1,032 m)
Population

(2005)

• Ethnicities

| Naga
• Religions

| Buddhism
Time zone| UTC+6.30 (MST)

Lahe  (Burmese: လဟယ်မြို့) is a town in Naga Self-Administered Zone of Sagaing Division on the north-west frontier of Burma. [1]

The Naga New Year festival is held on 15 January, and Lahe, Leshi, Hkamti and Nanyun hosted it in rotation until it became state-sponsored for the benefit of tourism and limited to Leshi and Lahe since 2003 during the time of the ousted prime minister Khin Nyunt.[2][3]

Naga insurgents fighting against the Indian government have bases in the border area inside Burma. The Burmese army have launched offensives against these camps in recent years following top level meetings between the two countries.[4]

## Notes

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1. ^ "Myanmar Constitution-Chapter II, 12a". Amnesty International United States. Archived from the original on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
2. ^ "Naga Festival Tourist Bus Turns Turtle, 20 Injured". Mizzima News. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2010. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
3. ^ "Naga Activists Call For Boycott Of Naga New Year Festival". Mizzima News. 3 February 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2010. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
4. ^ Naw Seng (January 6, 2004). "Burma Attacks Naga Rebel Camps". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved 2009-01-30.

## External links

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* Satellite map GeoNames
* Sagaing Division map: 3=Lahe Asterism
* Photos of Naga New Year Festival
* Photos of Naga New Year Festival at Lahe Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
* Burma's Lost World Bertil Lintner, The Irrawaddy, October 2006

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Sagaing Region

Capital: Monywa

Hkamti District|

* Hkamti Township (Singkaling Hkamti)

Homalin District|

* Homalin Township (Homalin)

Kale District|

* Kale Township (Kalaymyo)
* Kalewa Township (Kalewa)
* Mingin Township (Mingin)

Kanbalu District|

* Kanbalu Township (Kanbalu)
* Kyunhla Township (Kyunhla)

Katha District|

* Banmauk Township (Banmauk)
* Htigyaing Township (Htigyaing)
* Indaw Township (Indaw)
* Katha Township (Katha)

Kawlin District|

* Kawlin Township (Kawlin)
* Pinlebu Township (Pinlebu)
* Wuntho Township (Wuntho)

Mawlaik District|

* Mawlaik Township (Mawlaik)
* Paungbyin Township (Paungbyin)

Monywa District|

* Ayadaw Township (Ayadaw)
* Budalin Township (Budalin)
* Chaung-U Township (Chaung-U)
* Monywa Township (Monywa)

Naga Self-Administered Zone|

* Lahe Township (Lahe)
* Leshi Township (Leshi)
* Nanyun Township (Nanyun)

Sagaing District|

* Myaung Township (Myaung)
* Myinmu Township (Myinmu)
* Sagaing Township (Sagaing)

Shwebo District|

* Khin-U Township (Khin-U)
* Shwebo Township (Shwebo)
* Wetlet Township (Wetlet)

Tamu District|

* Tamu Township (Tamu)

Ye-U District|

* Tabayin Township (Tabayin)
* Taze Township (Taze)
* Ye-U Township (Ye-U)

Yinmabin District|

* Kani Township (Kani)
* Pale Township (Pale)
* Salingyi Township (Salingyi)
* Yinmabin Township (Yinmabin)

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