Mawlaik

Mawlaik

Mawlaik

Town in Sagaing Region, Myanmar

For other uses, see Mawlaik (disambiguation).

Mawlaik (Burmese: မော်လိုက် [mɔ̀ laɪʔ]; Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်) is a town in Mawlaik District, Sagaing Region in north-west Myanmar, It is located along the Chindwin River, which is the largest tributary of the country's main river, the Ayeyarwady.

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Etymology

" Mawlaik" derives from the Shan language term "Mawlek" (Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်း; /mɔ2 lek4/), which means "iron mine."[1]

Climate

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References

  1. [1]
    Tun, Than (1988). "Observations on the Translation and Annotation of the Royal Orders Of Burma". Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 4 (1): 91–99. JSTOR 40860260.
  2. [2]
    "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 16 October 2023.


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