Irrawaddy River

E48425

geographical feature river

The Irrawaddy River is Myanmar’s largest and most important waterway, serving as a vital transport route and lifeline for agriculture, fisheries, and riverine communities from the north to the Andaman Sea.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Irrawaddy River canonical	29
Ayeyarwady River	14
Irrawaddy River valley	8
Irrawaddy River basin	6
Irrawaddy River system	2
Ayeyarwady River basin	1
Irrawaddy River basin (Andaman Sea, eastern Indian–Pacific boundary region)	1
Irrawaddy River ports	1
Irrawaddy River waterway	1
Irrawaddy Valley	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ river ⓘ
alternativeName	Irrawaddy River ⓘ surface form: Ayeyarwady River
biodiversityImportance	habitat for freshwater and estuarine species ⓘ
climateZone	tropical monsoon ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Myanmar ⓘ
culturalSignificance	considered a lifeline of Myanmar ⓘ features in Burmese history and literature ⓘ
deltaUse	dense rural settlement ⓘ intensive rice cultivation ⓘ
drainageBasinArea	approximately 413700 square kilometers ⓘ
economicImportance	main inland waterway of Myanmar ⓘ major transport route for goods and people ⓘ supports agriculture in its floodplain and delta ⓘ supports inland fisheries ⓘ
etymology	name likely derived from Pali or Sanskrit origins ⓘ
floodRegime	monsoon-fed with peak flows in rainy season ⓘ
flowsInto	Andaman Sea ⓘ
flowsThrough	Ayeyarwady Region ⓘ Magway Region ⓘ Mandalay Region ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sagaing Region ⓘ
hasDelta	Irrawaddy Delta ⓘ
historicalRole	key transport corridor during British colonial period ⓘ principal artery of precolonial Burmese kingdoms ⓘ
languageOfName	Burmese ⓘ
length	approximately 1350 miles ⓘ approximately 2170 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Southeast Asia ⓘ
majorCityNearDelta	Yangon ⓘ
majorCityOnRiver	Bhamo region ⓘ surface form: Bhamo Mandalay ⓘ Myitkyina ⓘ Pyay ⓘ
majorTributary	Chindwin River ⓘ
mouth	Andaman Sea ⓘ Bay of Bengal ⓘ
notableSpecies	Irrawaddy dolphin ⓘ
sourceRegion	Eastern Himalayas ⓘ surface form: Eastern Himalayas foothills Northern Myanmar ⓘ
supportsActivity	inland navigation ⓘ irrigated rice cultivation ⓘ riverine fisheries ⓘ sand and gravel extraction ⓘ
threat	deforestation in catchment ⓘ hydropower dam development ⓘ pollution from agriculture and industry ⓘ sedimentation ⓘ

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southeast Asia → contains → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Myanmar → hasRiver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Bay of Bengal → receivesRiver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Tibetan Plateau → sourceOf → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Bamar → region → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River valley

Irrawaddy River → alternativeName → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River

Upper Burma → traversedBy → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Upper Burma → containsValley → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River valley

Third Anglo-Burmese War → location → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Mandalay → locatedOnRiver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Shan Hills → drainage → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River basin

Bhamo region → locatedOnRiver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River

Battle of Yenangyaung → involves → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Burmese people → nativeTo → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River valley

Himalayan glaciers → feedsRiver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Kingdom of Ava → locatedIn → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River valley

Kingdom of Ava → river → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Bago Region → hasRiver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River

Sagaing Region → traversedBy → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River

Pangasiidae → nativeTo → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River basin

Mandalay Region → traversedBy → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Mandalay Region → hasTransportInfrastructure → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River ports

Chindwin River → mouthOfWatercourse → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Chindwin River → tributaryOf → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Chindwin River → partOf → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River basin

Chindwin River → riverSystem → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River system

Chindwin River → dischargesInto → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Pyay → locatedOnRiver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River

Pyay → locatedOn → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Pyay → locatedInGeographicalFeature → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River valley

Myitkyina → locatedOnRiver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Myitkyina → riverBasin → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River basin

Irrawaddy dolphin → occursIn → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River

Magway Region → traversedBy → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Magway Region → hasTransportCorridor → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River waterway

Ayeyarwady Region → namedAfter → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River

Ayeyarwady Region → hasRiver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River

Irrawaddy Delta → drainedBy → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Irrawaddy Delta → mouthOf → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Sagaing → locatedOnRiver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Sagaing → hasViewOf → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River valley

Pagan → locatedOn → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River

Ava → locatedOn → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Kingdom of Burma → majorRiver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Mandalay Hill → locatedNear → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Mandalay Hill → viewOver → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Mandalay Hill → hasViewOf → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Irrawaddy River valley

Mandalay International Airport → locatedNear → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

Amarapura → locatedOn → Irrawaddy River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ayeyarwady River