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The Irrawaddy River (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီမြစ်, pronounced [ʔèjàwədì mjɪʔ], official romanisation: Ayeyarwady[5][note 1]) is the largest river in Myanmar. Originating from the confluence of the N'mai and Mali rivers, [7] it flows from north to south before emptying through the Irrawaddy Delta in the Ayeyarwady Region into the Andaman Sea.
Irrawaddy River, principal river of Myanmar (formerly Burma), running through the centre of the country. Myanmar’s most important commercial waterway, it is about 1,350 miles (2,170 km) long. Its name is believed to derive from the Sanskrit term airāvatī, meaning “elephant river.”
The river winds past pristine 800-foot (240-meter) high cliffs leading to Shwe Kyundaw—Golden Royal Island—where thousands of stupas rise from a tiny island barely half a mile (0.8 kilometers ...
The Irrawaddy River or Ayeyarwady River is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar. It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. It begins where the N'mai and Mali rivers join together. The river ends at the Andaman Sea.
It flows 1,350 mi (2,170 km) across the centre of the country and empties into the Andaman Sea. The country’s most important commercial waterway, it is formed by the confluence of the Nmai and the Mali rivers, and in the central dry zone it is joined by its major tributary, the Chindwin River.
The Irrawaddy is the largest and most important river in Myanmar. Its name is a form of the Sanskrit word Iravati which refers to the river Ravi in northwestern India and eastern Pakistan, also to Airavati, the elephant mount of the Hindu god Indra. Elephants often symbolize water in Indian mythology.
Flowing north to south through Myanmar, Irrawaddy River (formerly known as Ayeyarwady) is the longest river and the most important commercial waterway in the country that through many centuries has become the pride of Burmese people.
IRRAWADDY RIVER (Ayeyarwady River) runs for about 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles) from northern Myanmar to the Bay of Bengal, near Yangon, and is constantly changing. In the wet season, in some places, it fills with so much water it resembles a vast chocolate-brown lake.
THE IRRAWADDY is the chief river of MYANMAR, or Burma. It is formed from the confluence of the Mali and N'mai rivers far in the northern highlands on the borders with CHINA, and flows 1,350 mi (2,177 km) before entering the Andaman Sea (a section of the BAY OF BENGAL).
The principal river of the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar (Burma) and its most important commercial waterway is the Irrawaddy. The river’s name in Burmese is Ayeyarwady. The name is believed to come from the Sanskrit word airavati, meaning “elephant river.”