Old Moulmein pagoda
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Mawlamyine မော်လမြိုင်မြို့ |
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 Mawlamyine
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| Coordinates: 16°29′N 97°37′E / 16.483°N 97.617°E | |
| Country | Burma |
| State | Mon State |
| District | Mawlamyine District |
| Township | Mawlamyine Township |
| Population (2014 Census) | |
| • City | 289,388 |
| • Urban | 253,734 |
| • Rural | 35,654 |
| • Ethnicities | Mons, Burmans, Chinese, Indians, Karens |
| • Religions | Theravada Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6.30) |
| Area code(s) | 57 |
Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; Mon: မတ်မလီု pronounced [mo̤t məlɜ̤m]; Burmese: မော်လမြိုင်မြို့; MLCTS: mau la. mruing mrui.; pronounced: [mɔ̀ləmjàiɴ mjo̰]), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth largest city of Burma (Myanmar), 300 km south east of Yangon and 70 km south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin (Salween) River. The city is the capital and largest city of Mon State, Myanmar and is the main trading center and seaport in south eastern Burma.
The Mon name which was previously used for Mawlamyine, Moulmein (မတ်မလီု; [mòt məlɜ̀m]) means "damaged eye."
It is said to derive from Mot-Mua-Lum, meaning "one eye destroyed". According to legend, a Mon king had a powerful third eye in the centre of his forehead, able to see what was happening in neighbouring kingdoms. The daughter of one of the neighbouring kings was given in marriage to the three-eyed king and managed to destroy the third eye. The Burmese name "Mawlamyine" is believed to be a corruption of the Mon name.
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