Mottama
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Mottama is a historic port town in southeastern Myanmar, long known as Martaban, which was once an important trading center in the region.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
port town
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Martaban
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muttama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| ethnicRegion | Mon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gaveNameTo | Gulf of Martaban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal access
ⓘ
river port ⓘ tidal estuary location ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalName | Martaban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTopography | low-lying coastal plain ⓘ |
| historicallyConnectedTo |
Arab merchants
ⓘ
Burmese kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese merchants ⓘ Indian merchants ⓘ Mon kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai kingdoms ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
historic port town
ⓘ
important trading center ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Mon language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Mon State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gulf of Martaban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Thanlwin River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite | Mawlamyine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lower Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Martaban region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInPeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ precolonial Burma ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to interior via Thanlwin River
ⓘ
node in regional maritime trade routes ⓘ |
| timeZone | Myanmar Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeRegion |
Andaman Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ |
| usedFor |
maritime trade
ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +6:30 ⓘ |
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