Irrawaddy River
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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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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river → |
| alternativeName |
Ayeyarwady River
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| biodiversityImportance |
habitat for freshwater and estuarine species
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| climateZone |
tropical monsoon
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| continent |
Asia
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| country |
Myanmar
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| culturalSignificance |
considered a lifeline of Myanmar
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features in Burmese history and literature → |
| deltaUse |
dense rural settlement
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intensive rice cultivation → |
| drainageBasinArea |
approximately 413700 square kilometers
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| economicImportance |
main inland waterway of Myanmar
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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
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| floodRegime |
monsoon-fed with peak flows in rainy season
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| flowsInto |
Andaman Sea
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| flowsThrough |
Ayeyarwady Region
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Magway Region → Mandalay Region → Myanmar → Sagaing Region → |
| hasDelta |
Irrawaddy Delta
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| historicalRole |
key transport corridor during British colonial period
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principal artery of precolonial Burmese kingdoms → |
| languageOfName |
Burmese
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| length |
approximately 1350 miles
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approximately 2170 km → |
| locatedIn |
Southeast Asia
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| majorCityNearDelta |
Yangon
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| majorCityOnRiver |
Bhamo
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Mandalay → Myitkyina → Pyay → |
| majorTributary |
Chindwin River
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| mouth |
Andaman Sea
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Bay of Bengal → |
| notableSpecies |
Irrawaddy dolphin
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| sourceRegion |
Eastern Himalayas foothills
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Northern Myanmar → |
| supportsActivity |
inland navigation
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irrigated rice cultivation → riverine fisheries → sand and gravel extraction → |
| threat |
deforestation in catchment
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hydropower dam development → pollution from agriculture and industry → sedimentation → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bhamo region
("Ayeyarwady River")
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Mandalay → |
locatedOnRiver |
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Irrawaddy River
("Ayeyarwady River")
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alternativeName |
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Southeast Asia
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contains |
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Upper Burma
("Irrawaddy River valley")
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containsValley |
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Shan Hills
("Irrawaddy River basin")
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drainage |
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Myanmar
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hasRiver |
|
Third Anglo-Burmese War
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location |
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Bay of Bengal
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receivesRiver |
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Bamar
("Irrawaddy River valley")
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region |
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Tibetan Plateau
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sourceOf |
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Upper Burma
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traversedBy |