Taukkyan

Taukkyan
Village
Taukkyan Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°6′N 94°1′E / 23.100°N 94.017°E / 23.100; 94.017Coordinates: 23°6′N 94°1′E / 23.100°N 94.017°E / 23.100; 94.017
Country	Burma
Region	Sagaing Region
District	Kale District
Township	Kale Township
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

Taukkyan is a village in Kale Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma.^[1]^[2]

In 1942 the Battle of the Taukkyan Roadblock was fought here between Japanese troops and Allied forces retreating from Rangoon towards India.

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Kale Township of the Sagaing Region

Capital: Kalaymyo

Bogon Bogyi Chaunggyauk Chaunggyin Haka Hnawgon Honnaing Hpaungzeik Htoma Myauk Inbaung Indainggale Indainggyi Indin Ingyaw Ingyun Insein Inthe Kalaymyo Kanbale Kangyi Kantha Kinmungyon Kokko Kondo Kyaukka Kyaukpyok Kyawywa Kyetpanet Kyigon Lamaing Legyi Manda Mawlaik Myogyigon Myohla Nanhannwe Nankyisaung Nansaungpu Nanzalu Natchaung Nat-in Natkyigon Natmyaung Natnan Ngapa Nwa Okkan Palata Sakan Pinlon Sanmyo Segyi Shabo Sibin Sihaung Ashe Sihaung Myauk Sihaung Taung Sinywa Siyin Taukkyan Taung-u Thayagon Thayettaw Thazi Thekondan Udu Uyin Yazagyo Yenatha Yeshin Zingalaing

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