ip y ram id ▁sa pp hire ▁near ▁G we bin ▁which ▁sold ▁for ▁£ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁deal er ▁who ▁later ▁cut ▁it ▁into ▁nine ▁different ▁stones . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁M og ok ▁valley , ▁the ▁cry st als ▁occur ▁in ▁met am orph ic ▁lim estone , ▁which ▁due ▁to ▁weather ing ▁turns ▁into ▁a ▁yellow ish ▁cl ay . ▁▁ ▁G we bin ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Later , ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Al lied ▁troops ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at ▁in ▁vehicles ▁three ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁G we bin ▁and ▁were ▁seen ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁at ▁Y w ath it . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁another ▁massive ▁ 5 0 2 ▁car at ▁sa pp hire ▁was ▁un ear th ed ▁near ▁G we bin . ▁ ▁Geography ▁G we bin ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁northern - central ▁Bur ma . ▁It ▁lies ▁off ▁National ▁Road ▁ 3 1 1 , ▁which ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁way ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁to ▁W aby uda ung , ▁mer ges ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Highway ▁ 3 1 ▁which ▁connect s ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁town ship ▁seat ▁of ▁M og ok ▁in ▁the ▁east . ▁Several ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁the ▁Ir raw addy ▁River , ▁flow ing ▁south wards . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁country ' s ▁largest ▁river ▁and ▁most ▁important ▁commercial ▁water way .