Namhsan နမ့်ဆန်မြို့ | |
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Town | |
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  Namhsan Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates:22°57′54″N97°9′48″E / 22.96500°N 97.16333°E /22.96500; 97.16333 | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| State |  Shan State |
| Self-administered zone |  Pa Laung |
| Township | Namhsan Township |
| Control |  Ta'ang National Liberation Army |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Ethnicities | Palaung |
| • Religions | BuddhismHinduism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Namhsan (Burmese:နမ့်ဆန်မြို့;Palaung: Om-yar;Chinese:南散), also speltNam Hsan,Namsan, orNam San, is the capital of thePa Laung Self-Administered Zone andNamhsan Township in northernShan State, Myanmar (formerly Burma). The town is a popular starting point fortrekking toHsipaw.
Besides itsPalaung residents, the town is also populated byKaren,Lisu, andShan ethnic tribal groups, as well asIndian andChinese residents.
DuringBritish rule in Burma (Myanmar), Namhsan was the capital ofTawngpeng State, aPalaung substate of theShan States inBritish Burma; and the only Palaung kingdom in the former Shan States. The people of the town were predominantly of the Ka-tur (Samlong) tribe.[1] The people of the tribe are often referred to as the Golden Palaung (Shwe Palaung) because of their coloured belts.[2] Historically, they wore silver belts for special occasions, but aluminum has since been used instead.[citation needed]
Their language is called Shwe, a language variant that is only partially intelligible by otherPalaungic language speakers.[3] In Shwe, Namhsan meanstrembling waters and the town is thought to be named that way because it is situated on a marsh which gets flooded during heavy rains. During the 1920s and 1930s, the town prospered from the presence of silver mines and the tea grown in the area. The tribe was heavily studied by anthropologistMrs. Leslie Milne.[citation needed]
On 15 December 2023 the town fell under the control of theTa'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) rebel group after two weeks of fighting against the military juntaState Administration Council (SAC).[4]
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