Tason
{{Infobox settlement
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|settlement_type =Village
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|subdivision_name1 = Sagaing Region
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|subdivision_name2 = Hkamti
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|subdivision_name3 = Homalin Township
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|timezone = MST
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Tason is a village on the Chindwin River in Homalin Township, Hkamti District, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located north of Maungkan.{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps?ll=25.116667,95.05&q=25.116667,95.05&hl=en&t=m&z=12|title=Tason|access-date=29 May 2023}}{{Bing maps|url=https://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=25.116689%7E95.049934&lvl=12.0&sp=Point.25.116667_95.05_Tason___|title=Tason|access-date=29 May 2023}} Gardens were planted in Tason around 1700 and the village has been documented as producing pickled tea, known as "letpet".{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-iJXAAAAMAAJ&q=tason,+burma|title=Kew bulletin, Volume 10|publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, JSTOR (Organization), H. M. Stationery Office.|year=1896|page=14}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.maplandia.com/burma/sagaing/homalin/tason Maplandia World Gazetteer]
{{Homalin Township}}
Category:Populated places in Hkamti District
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