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    Menari (Manari) Central Province Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Location
Lat 9° 9' 23S Long 147° 36' 56E  Menari is located at an elevation of 3,349' / 1,020m on the Kokoda Trail on the southern slopes of the Owen Stanley Range in New Guinea. Wartime spelling "Menari" Also spelled "Manari". Today located in Central Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Wartime History
During the Kokoda campaing, Menari was a staging post.

American missions against Menari
September 11, 1942–October 1, 1942

Menari Airport
Built postwar located 2km south of Menari.

References
Field Guide to the Kokoda Track by Bill James (2006) pages ????

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Last Updated
March 20, 2022

 

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