Katha, Burma

Katha, Burma

Katha (Burmese: ကသာ; MLCTS: ka. sa, pronounced and sometimes spelled, Kathar) is a town in Sagaing Division, Myanmar, on the west side of the Ayeyarwady river on a bluff with an average elevation of 124 m. Most of the town is more than 10 meters above the river. Katha is known as the real setting of George Orwell's Burmese Days.

Read more about Katha, Burma:  Location, Economy, Setting of George Orwell's Burmese Days

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