Mogok, Myanmar

Myanmar

Mogok, Myanmar connects to 4603 places across 10 topics through 28 Bunkabop connections, centered on gemstones. Ruby and sapphire come from alluvial marble gravels, worked by panning and hand-dug pits. In 1886 Britain sent a military expedition to open the ruby mines after the Third Anglo-Burmese War. The town also appears in the Myanmar civil war, where the Ta'ang National Liberation Army took it in July 2024. Many shared connections run to India, China and Myanmar.

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