Thazi, Kale

Thazi
သာစည်
Village
Thazi is located in Myanmar
Thazi
Thazi
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 23°9′27″N 94°2′34″E / 23.15750°N 94.04278°E / 23.15750; 94.04278
Country Myanmar
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictKale District
TownshipKale Township
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)

Thazi (Burmese: သာစည်) is a village in Kale Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Myanmar.[1]

The village is located in the Kale Valley and is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of Kalay, the principal town and administrative centre of Kale Township.[2]

Geography

Thazi is situated at approximately 23°9′27″N 94°2′34″E / 23.15750°N 94.04278°E / 23.15750; 94.04278, within Kale Township in the central part of the Kale District area of Sagaing Region.[1]

The village forms part of the wider Kale Valley, a north–south oriented valley crossed by the Myittha River and Neyinzaya River. Kale Township is bounded by the Chin Hills to the west and the Mwegyi mountain range to the east.[3]

Administrative status

Thazi is administered as part of Kale Township, which is one of the townships of Kale District in Sagaing Region. It is one of the rural settlements within Kale Township.

The name Thazi is also used for several other settlements in Myanmar, including locations in Thazi Township in Mandalay Region and in other parts of Sagaing Region. The present article concerns the village in Kale Township.

Recent history

The village has been affected by the political and armed conflict that followed the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. In May 2021, The Irrawaddy reported that Myanmar military forces raided Thazi village in southern Kale Township while searching for striking civil servants and weapons. The report said the raid resulted in a clash with a local People's Defense Force (PDF) and that casualties were reported among the military and resistance forces.[4]

In June 2023, Mizzima News reported that a mortar round fired during fighting in Kale Township struck a monastic school in Thazi village, killing a child and injuring several other people.[5]

In August 2023, The Irrawaddy reported that fighting on the Kalay–Gangaw road had spread to areas around Thazi and that Myanmar military forces had shelled and conducted air attacks near the village. The report attributed details of the fighting and casualties to local residents and resistance sources.[2]

A separate report by Mizzima published in August 2023 stated that military forces had set fire to Thazi village during operations in Kale Township.[6]

Because reporting on the conflict in Myanmar often relies on local witnesses, resistance organizations or parties to the conflict, casualty figures and details of individual incidents may differ between sources. Reports concerning Thazi are therefore best understood in the context of the wider armed conflict in Kale Township.[2][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Thazi". GeoNames. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Myanmar Junta Firebombing Villages on Key Sagaing-Magwe Route". The Irrawaddy. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Kale Township". Myanmar Information Management Unit. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Myanmar Daily Post-Coup Update: May 31". The Irrawaddy. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Spring Revolution Daily News for 17 June 2023". Mizzima News. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Spring Revolution Daily News for 19 August 2023". Mizzima News. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Spring Revolution Daily News for 19 August 2023". Mizzima News. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
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