Shan State

American

[shahn, shan] / ʃɑn, ʃæn /

noun

a state in eastern Myanmar (Burma), along the Saiween River. About 56,000 sq. mi. (145,040 sq. km).

Shan State British

/ ʃæn, ʃɑːn /

noun

an administrative division of E Myanmar: formed in 1947 from the joining of the Federation of Shan States with the Wa States; consists of the Shan plateau crossed by forested mountain ranges reaching over 2100 m (7000 ft). Pop: 4 416 000 (1994 est). Area: 149 743 sq km (57 816 sq miles)

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Conflict is not new to impoverished Shan State.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

Ethnic resistance groups such as the Arakan Army from Rakhine state and the Shan State Progress Party have invited people to take refuge in territory they control.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

"Biologists did not believe Skywalker gibbons could live in the small remaining patches in Southern Shan State before we started this project," said Pyae Phyo Aung, executive director of Nature Conservation Society Myanmar.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

The 41 Thais returned from Shan State at the Tachileik-Mae Sai border crossing through coordination between Thai authorities and the Myanmar army, the Thai army said in a statement.

From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2023

Salt is manufactured at various places in Upper Burma, notably in the lower Chindwin, Sagaing, Shwebo, Myingyan and Yamethin districts, as well as at Mawhkio in the Shan State of Thibaw.

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