Kalaw
Kalaw (; Shan: ) is a hill town in the Shan State of Myanmar. It is the capital of Kalaw District and Kalaw Township.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kalaw
- Region
- ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 93,032
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
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- Overview
- History
- Notable residents
- References
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Kalaw (; Shan: ) is a hill town in the Shan State of Myanmar. It is the capital of Kalaw District and Kalaw Township.
==Overview== The town was popular with the British during the colonial period. Kalaw is the main setting of the novel Das Herzenhören by Jan-Philipp Sendker.
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