Sanananda

'''Sanananda''' is a village on the coast of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.

==History== Sanananda was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1942 during World War II and became a heavily fortified defensive area. It was liberated by the Australian Army and US Army on 18 January 1943 during the Battle of Buna-Gona.

==References== {{no footnotes|date=June 2016}} *[http://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/png_sanananda.html Pacific War Wrecks] * [http://www.awm.gov.au/units/place_410.asp Sanananda]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanananda}} Category:Populated places in Oro Province