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The Irrawaddy River (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီမြစ်, pronounced [ʔèjàwədì mjɪʔ], official romanisation: Ayeyarwady [5] [note 1]) is the principal river of Myanmar, running through the centre of the country. Myanmar’s most important commercial waterway, it is about 1,350 miles (2,170 km) long.
English: It is the Myanmar's largest river and most important commercial waterway. After Rudyard Kipling's poem, Irrawaddy River is referred to as 'The Road to Mandalay'. Nyaung-U, Bagan, Pagan, Myanmar.
The Chindwin originates in the broad Hukawng Valley of Kachin State of Burma, roughly , where the Tanai, the Tabye, the Tawan, and the Taron (also known as Turong or Towang) rivers The headwaters of the Tanai are at 25°30′N 97°0′E / 25.500°N 97.000°E / 25.500; 97.000 on the Shwedaunggyi peak of the Kumon range, 12 miles (19 ...
Myitnge River (Burmese: မြစ်ငယ် or Nam Tu, [2] also known as Dokhtawaddy River (ဒုဋ္ဌဝတီမြစ်), is a major tributary of Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy) in Myanmar (Burma). The name Myitnge in Burmese and Dokhtawaddy in Pali both mean "little river", by contrast with the Ayeyarwady or "big river". [3]
Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwady may refer to: Irrawaddy River, the main river of Burma; Irrawaddy Delta, a rice growing region of the country; Irrawaddy, an alternative spelling of Ayeyarwady Region, an administrative division of Burma; The Irrawaddy, a Burmese news publication based in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Iravati River may refer to: Iravati River, alternative name of Ravi River , a transboundary river crossing North-Western India and Eastern Pakistan Iravati River, alternative spelling of Irrawaddy River , from north to south through Myanmar
Belmond Road to Mandalay is a river cruiser in Myanmar and formerly known as Burma, that plies the Irrawaddy River, also known as the Ayeyarwady River. Its ports of call include Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Bhamo. It also visits remote villages and temples close to Myanmar’s border with China. The launch took place on ...
Battle of Pakokku and Irrawaddy River; Part of the Central Burma Campaign, the Burma campaign, the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and the Pacific Theater of World War II: A Lee tank loaded onto a pontoon ferry by British troops before crossing the Irrawaddy River at Ngazun, 28 February 1945