Fun fact 1 about Mawlamyine
city
The Mon name previously used for Mawlamyine, Moulmein, means 'damaged eye' or 'one-eyed man.'
Mawlamyine
Myanmar
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Mawlamyine
Myanmar
Country
Myanmar
Population
438.9K
Coordinates
16.49, 97.63
Mawlamyine, formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), 300 kilometres (190 mi) southeast of Yangon and 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin (Salween) River. Mawlamyine was an ancient city and the first capital of British Burma.
From the “Etymology and legend” section
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