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Tenasserim
(Encyclopedia)Tenasserim: see Tanintharyi, Myanmar. ...Irrawaddy
(Encyclopedia)Irrawaddy, river, Myanmar: see Ayeyarwady. ...Bengal, Bay of
(Encyclopedia)Bengal, Bay of, arm of the Indian Ocean, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long and 1,000 mi (1,610 km) wide, bordered on the W by Sri Lanka and India, on the N by Bangladesh, and on the E by Myanmar and Thailand...Karenni State
(Encyclopedia)Karenni State: see Kayah State, Myanmar. ...Pagan
(Encyclopedia)Pagan,ruined city, Myanmar: see Bagan. ...U , Burmese honorific
(Encyclopedia)U, honorific used in Myanmar. See second part of name (e.g., Thant, U). ...Mandalay
(Encyclopedia)Mandalay mănˌdəlāˈ, mănˈdəlāˌ [key], city (1983 pop. 532,895), capital of Mandalay region, central Myanmar, on the Ayeyarwady River. The second largest city in Myanmar, it is the terminus of...Mogok
(Encyclopedia)Mogok mōˈgôkˌ [key], village, N central Myanmar, on the Shan Plateau. It is the centuries-old center of the Myanmarese ruby trade. ...Pyinmana
(Encyclopedia)Pyinmana pyĭnˈmänäˌ [key], town and township (1983 pop. 52,962), Naypyidaw union territory, S central Myanmar, 55 mi (89 km) NNW of Toungoo. Pyinmana is located on the Yangon–Mandalay railroad ...Bagan
(Encyclopedia)Bagan or Pagan pəgänˈ [key], ruined city, Mandalay region, central Myanmar, on the Ayeyarwady River. Covering an area c.40 sq mi (100 sq km), it is one of the great archaeological treasures of SE A...Browse by Subject
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