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'''Gyaing River'''<ref name="Kayin-Map">[http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-map/kayin-map.htm "Map of Kayin State"] Myanmar's net</ref>) is a river of [[Kayin State]] and [[Mon State]], in southeastern [[Burma|Burma (Myanmar)]]. Its two major [[Tributary|tributaries]], the [[Hlaingbwe River]] and the [[Haungtharaw River]], flow together to form the Gyaing<ref name="Hunter">Hunter, William Wilson (1881) ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=Q4kIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA497 page 497], {{OCLC|278111153}}</ref> at {{coord|16|36|12|N|98|00|25|E|display=inline}}.<ref name="Moulmein-map">[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-ne47-14.jpg "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Moulmein, NE 47-14"] U.S. Army Map Service, December 1959</ref> It is about 45 miles long<ref name="Hunter" /> and flows into the [[Salween River]] immediately above [[Moulmein]], at {{coord|16|30|55|N|97|37|36|E|display=inline}} (its mouth).<ref name="Moulmein-map" /> |
'''Gyaing River'''<ref name="Kayin-Map">[http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-map/kayin-map.htm "Map of Kayin State"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615013905/http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-map/kayin-map.htm |date=2011-06-15 }} Myanmar's net</ref>) is a river of [[Kayin State]] and [[Mon State]], in southeastern [[Burma|Burma (Myanmar)]]. Its two major [[Tributary|tributaries]], the [[Hlaingbwe River]] and the [[Haungtharaw River]], flow together to form the Gyaing<ref name="Hunter">Hunter, William Wilson (1881) ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=Q4kIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA497 page 497], {{OCLC|278111153}}</ref> at {{coord|16|36|12|N|98|00|25|E|display=inline}}.<ref name="Moulmein-map">[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-ne47-14.jpg "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Moulmein, NE 47-14"] U.S. Army Map Service, December 1959</ref> It is about 45 miles long<ref name="Hunter" /> and flows into the [[Salween River]] immediately above [[Moulmein]], at {{coord|16|30|55|N|97|37|36|E|display=inline}} (its mouth).<ref name="Moulmein-map" /> |
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The Gyaing is a wide river, but quite shallow with numerous sandbars.<ref name="Hunter" /> It is navigable by smaller boats all year long.<ref name="Hunter" /> Important towns and villages along its banks include Gadoe (Kado),<!-- on the right (north) bank as the Gyaing encounters the first branch of the Salween --> Zathabyin (Zathabyeng),<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/kawthulei-karen/pa-an/zathabyin/ "Zathabyin Map — Satellite Images of Zathabyin"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref> Kalagong, Kawbein, Peinnegon,<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/kawthulei-karen/pa-an/peinnegon/ "Peinnegon Map — Satellite Images of Peinnegon"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref> Tarana<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/mon/kyaikmaraw/tarana/ "Tarana Map — Satellite Images of Tarana"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref> and Damathat (Dhammatha). The up-stream Gyaing forms part of the border between [[Hpa-an District]] and [[Kawkareik District]] of Kayin State, and downstream is the border between Kayin State and Mon State.<ref name="Kayin-Map"/> |
The Gyaing is a wide river, but quite shallow with numerous sandbars.<ref name="Hunter" /> It is navigable by smaller boats all year long.<ref name="Hunter" /> Important towns and villages along its banks include Gadoe (Kado),<!-- on the right (north) bank as the Gyaing encounters the first branch of the Salween --> Zathabyin (Zathabyeng),<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/kawthulei-karen/pa-an/zathabyin/ "Zathabyin Map — Satellite Images of Zathabyin"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref> Kalagong, Kawbein, Peinnegon,<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/kawthulei-karen/pa-an/peinnegon/ "Peinnegon Map — Satellite Images of Peinnegon"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref> Tarana<ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/burma/mon/kyaikmaraw/tarana/ "Tarana Map — Satellite Images of Tarana"] Maplandia World Gazetteer</ref> and Damathat (Dhammatha). The up-stream Gyaing forms part of the border between [[Hpa-an District]] and [[Kawkareik District]] of Kayin State, and downstream is the border between Kayin State and Mon State.<ref name="Kayin-Map"/> |
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Gyaing River[1]) is a river of Kayin State and Mon State, in southeastern Burma (Myanmar). Its two major tributaries, the Hlaingbwe River and the Haungtharaw River, flow together to form the Gyaing[2] at 16°36′12″N 98°00′25″E / 16.60333°N 98.00694°E.[3] It is about 45 miles long[2] and flows into the Salween River immediately above Moulmein, at 16°30′55″N 97°37′36″E / 16.51528°N 97.62667°E (its mouth).[3]
The Gyaing is a wide river, but quite shallow with numerous sandbars.[2] It is navigable by smaller boats all year long.[2] Important towns and villages along its banks include Gadoe (Kado), Zathabyin (Zathabyeng),[4] Kalagong, Kawbein, Peinnegon,[5] Tarana[6] and Damathat (Dhammatha). The up-stream Gyaing forms part of the border between Hpa-an District and Kawkareik District of Kayin State, and downstream is the border between Kayin State and Mon State.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b "Map of Kayin State" Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar's net
- ^ a b c d Hunter, William Wilson (1881) The Imperial Gazetteer of India page 497, OCLC 278111153
- ^ a b "Burma 1:250,000 topographic map, Series U542, Moulmein, NE 47-14" U.S. Army Map Service, December 1959
- ^ "Zathabyin Map — Satellite Images of Zathabyin" Maplandia World Gazetteer
- ^ "Peinnegon Map — Satellite Images of Peinnegon" Maplandia World Gazetteer
- ^ "Tarana Map — Satellite Images of Tarana" Maplandia World Gazetteer
Further reading
- Finch, Roger (2006) "Journey up the Gyaing" Stations of the Sun Somerset Hall Press, Boston, Massachusetts, page 91, ISBN 0-9774610-3-3; poem