Myawaddy
This article is about the town in Kayin State, Burma. For other uses, see Myawaddy (disambiguation).
| Myawaddy မြဝတီ Myawadi | |
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Main Street Looking East | |
  Myawaddy Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 16°41′16″N 98°30′30″E / 16.68778°N 98.50833°ECoordinates: 16°41′16″N 98°30′30″E / 16.68778°N 98.50833°E | |
| Country |
 Burma |
| Division | Kayin State |
| District | Myawaddy District |
| Township | Myawaddy Township |
| Population (2014) | 195,624 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6.30) |
Myawaddy (Burmese: မြဝတီ) is a town in south-eastern Myanmar in Kayin State close to the border with Thailand. Separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River, the town is most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.
On 6 August 2010, a bomb exploded in the car park of a crowded market in Myawaddy, killing two men and seriously injuring four others.[1]
Friendship Bridge linking Myawaddy with Mae Sot.
Economy
The border-crossing is a major route for the export of Burma's gems,[2] many of which have their provenance changed once across the border.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=19164
- ↑ Chien, Choo Tse (2004) "Border Areas & Into Burma Photo Gallery" at pbase.com, archived here on 9 February 2005 by Internet Archive
- ↑ Naylor, Thomas (2009) "The underworld of gemstones Part II: in the eye of the beholder" Crime, Law and Social Change 53(3): 211–227, doi:10.1007/s10611-009-9221-1
External links
Myawaddy travel guide from Wikivoyage- "Myawadi Map — Satellite Images of Myawadi" at Maplandia
- "Myawaddy Photos: Pictures of Myawaddy, Myanmar", TravelPod
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