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{{Short description|Former rebel stronghold in Myanmar}}
{{Infobox settlement
| settlement_type    = [[Stronghold]]
| name               = Kawmoora
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| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map        = Myanmar
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Myanmar (Burma)
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Myanmar}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Administrative divisions of Myanmar|Division]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kayin State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Districts of Myanmar|District]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Myawaddy District]]
| subdivision_type3  = Township
| subdivision_name3  = [[Myawaddy Township]]
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| coordinates        = {{coord|16|47|41|N|98|31|7|E|region:MM|display=inline, title}}
| leader_title       = Mayor
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| timezone           = [[Myanmar Standard Time|MMT]]
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'''Kawmoora''' ({{langx|ksw|ကီၢ်မူရၤ}}; {{langx|my|ကော့မူးရာ}}) was a [[stronghold]] of the rebel [[Karen National Liberation Army]], the armed wing of the [[Karen National Union]]. It was located on a large sandbank linked to [[Myanmar]] through a narrow strip of land fortified by a {{convert|50|m|adj=on}}-long border wall. Kawmoora was completely surrounded by [[Thailand]].
The [[Tatmadaw]] (Myanmar Armed Forces) [[Battle of Kawmoora|captured Kawmoora]] on 21 February 1995.<ref>{{cite news|title=Karen stronghold falls to the Burmese junta|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=21 February 1995}}</ref>
== External links ==
* [http://www.geocities.ws/kurthanson2002/Kowmoora.htm Rumble in the Jungle: The Battle of Kawmoora]
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