BURMA , the sunrise on the Ayeyarwady river

The Ayeyarwadyis a river running through Burma (Myanmar). It is the largest river of the state (about 2170 kilometers long) and the channel most important commercial waterway, with a bed of approximately 411,000 km². The names Irrawaddy and Ayeyarwady are believed to have derived either from the Sanskrit name Iravati, a sacred river and minor goddess in Indian mythology, or from her son Airavata, the elephant mount of Indra. It arises by the confluence of the N'mai and Mali Rivers in Kachin State Kachin. Both the N'mai and Mali Rivers find their sources in the Himalaya glaciers of Northern Myanmar. The delta of the Irrawaddy begins about 58 miles (93 km) above Hinthada (Henzada) and about 180 miles.

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