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'''Tamanthi''' or '''Tamanthe''' is a village on the [[Chindwin River]] in [[Homalin Township]] in [[Hkamti District]] in the [[Sagaing Region]] of northwestern [[Burma]].<ref>{{cite map|title=[[Google Maps]]|publisher=Google|accessdate=September 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite map|title=[[Bing Maps]]|publisher= [[Microsoft]] and [[Harris Corporation]] Earthstar Geographics LLC|accessdate=September 26, 2010}}</ref>It is located near the [[Tamanthi Wildlife Reserve]]. It is near the planned multi-purpose [[Tamanthi Dam]]. Gardens were planted in Tamanthi and other nearby villages around 1700 and the village has been documented as producing pickled tea, known as "[[letpet]]".<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-iJXAAAAMAAJ&q=tason,+burma&dq=tason,+burma&hl=en&ei=Q8ehTPfPOoivONTc8KsE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAw|title=Kew bulletin, Volume 10|publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, JSTOR (Organization), H. M. Stationary Office.|year=1896|page=14}}</ref>