Gyaing River
Gyaing River is a river of Kayin State and Mon State, in southeastern Burma. Its two major tributaries, the Hlaingbwe River and the Haungtharaw River, flow together to form the Gyaing at.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include U Nar Auk Monastery.
U Nar Auk Monastery
Photo: Paingpeace, CC BY-SA 4.0.
U Nar Auk Monastery, also known as the U Nar Auk Shrines, is a historic Buddhist monastery located in the village of Kawhnat, Mon State, Myanmar. The monastic compound, known for its ornate blending of traditional Burmese and foreign architectural craftsmanship, contains an ordination hall built in 1895, as well as three shrines and two pagodas built between 1902 and 1904. U Nar Auk Monastery is situated 2 miles north of Gyaing River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mottama and Mawlamyine.
Mottama
Town
Mottama is a town in the Thaton District of Mon State, Myanmar. Located on the west bank of the Thanlwin River, on the opposite side of Mawlamyaing, Mottama was the capital of the Martaban Kingdom from 1287 to 1364, and an entrepôt of international repute until the mid-16th century. Mottama is situated 4 miles southwest of Gyaing River.
Mawlamyine
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Mawlamyine, formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar, 300 kilometres southeast of Yangon and 70 kilometres south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin River.
Gyaing River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Myanmar
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Mon State, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Gyaing River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Gyaing River” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գյաինգ”
- Burmese: “ဂျိုင်းမြစ်”
- Catalan: “Gyaing”
- Chinese: “吉英河”
- French: “Gyaing”
- Irish: “Abhainn Gyaing”
- Japanese: “ジエイング川”
- Welsh: “Afon Gyaing”
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