Myanmar's principal river and most important commercial waterway, flowing roughly 2,170 kilometers from the country's northern mountains south to the Andaman Sea through a broad delta. It has long served as the main artery of trade and transport through the country.
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Wikidata: Irrawaddy River
Irrawaddy River (Wikipedia)
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Between Katha and Mandalay, the course of the river is remarkably straight, flowing almost due south, except near Kabwet, where a sheet of lava has caused the river to bend sharply westward.
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