Kayin (Karen) area

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The Kayin (Karen) area is a predominantly Karen ethnic region in southeastern Myanmar, characterized by its distinct culture, language, and history of political and armed struggle for greater autonomy.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kayin (Karen) area canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic region ⓘ
affectedBy internal displacement ⓘ
landmines ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Karen people ⓘ
borderedBy Thailand ⓘ
conflictWith Myanmar central government ⓘ
Tatmadaw ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Karen State area ⓘ
linked to: Karen State

Karen area ⓘ
Kayin State area ⓘ
linked to: Kayin State
hasArmedGroup Democratic Karen Benevolent Army ⓘ
Karen Border Guard Force ⓘ
linked to: Border Guard Forces

Karen National Liberation Army ⓘ
hasBorderCrossing Myawaddy–Mae Sot border crossing ⓘ
hasCapitalLikeCenter Hpa-An ⓘ
hasCeasefireAgreements Karen National Union–Myanmar government ceasefires ⓘ
hasCity Hpa-An ⓘ
Hpapun ⓘ
Kawkareik ⓘ
Kyain Seikgyi ⓘ
Myawaddy ⓘ
Thandaunggyi ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice Karen New Year celebrations ⓘ
Karen folk music ⓘ
traditional Karen weaving ⓘ
hasDemographicFeature predominantly rural population ⓘ
hasDistinctCulture Karen culture ⓘ
hasDistinctLanguage Karen languages ⓘ
hasEconomyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
cross-border trade with Thailand ⓘ
hasHistoryOf armed conflict ⓘ
political struggle for autonomy ⓘ
hasMajorEthnicGroup Karen people ⓘ
hasMajorLanguage Pwo Karen language ⓘ
Sgaw Karen language ⓘ
hasPoliticalMovement Karen National Union ⓘ
hasReligion Animism ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
hasTerrain forested ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
locatedIn Southeastern Myanmar ⓘ
Tenasserim Hills region ⓘ
linked to: Tenasserim Hills
partOf Karen State ⓘ
Kayin State ⓘ
partOfConflict Internal conflict in Myanmar ⓘ
regionOf Myanmar ⓘ
traversedBy Salween River ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Myawaddy → locatedInEthnicRegion → Kayin (Karen) area ⓘ