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Mottama, formerly known as Martaban, is a small town in the Thaton
Thaton

Thaton is a town in Mon State, in southern Burma on the Tenasserim plains....
 district of Mon State
Mon State

Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is sandwiched between Kayin State on the east, the Andaman Sea on the west, Bago Division on the north and Tanintharyi Division on the south, and has a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip....
, in southern Burma. It is located on the right bank of the Salween River
Salween River

The Salween River rises in Tibet , after which it flows through Yunnan, where it is known as the Nujiang river , although either name can be used for the whole river....
, on the opposite side of Mawlamyaing.

Mottama was the terminus of the road and the railroad from Yangon
Yangon

Yangon is the largest city and a former capital of Burma. It is the capital of Yangon Division. Although the State Peace and Development Council has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial center....
, where the Salween River
Salween River

The Salween River rises in Tibet , after which it flows through Yunnan, where it is known as the Nujiang river , although either name can be used for the whole river....
 empties into the Gulf of Martaban in the Andaman Sea
Andaman Sea

The Andaman Sea is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Myanmar, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands; it is part of the Indian Ocean....
. But, today Mawlamyaing Bridge has laid down a link from Mottama to Mawlamyaing and other city in the south Ye.

ama is believed to have been founded in A.D.






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Mottama, formerly known as Martaban, is a small town in the Thaton
Thaton

Thaton is a town in Mon State, in southern Burma on the Tenasserim plains....
 district of Mon State
Mon State

Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is sandwiched between Kayin State on the east, the Andaman Sea on the west, Bago Division on the north and Tanintharyi Division on the south, and has a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip....
, in southern Burma. It is located on the right bank of the Salween River
Salween River

The Salween River rises in Tibet , after which it flows through Yunnan, where it is known as the Nujiang river , although either name can be used for the whole river....
, on the opposite side of Mawlamyaing.

Mottama was the terminus of the road and the railroad from Yangon
Yangon

Yangon is the largest city and a former capital of Burma. It is the capital of Yangon Division. Although the State Peace and Development Council has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial center....
, where the Salween River
Salween River

The Salween River rises in Tibet , after which it flows through Yunnan, where it is known as the Nujiang river , although either name can be used for the whole river....
 empties into the Gulf of Martaban in the Andaman Sea
Andaman Sea

The Andaman Sea is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Myanmar, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands; it is part of the Indian Ocean....
. But, today Mawlamyaing Bridge has laid down a link from Mottama to Mawlamyaing and other city in the south Ye.

History

Mottama is believed to have been founded in A.D. 573 by the first king of Pegu. It was once the capital of the Talaing kingdom. It was a frequent trading spot in the 16th century for European explorers. A well known type of jar
Jar

A jar is small, approximately cylindrical container for food, made of glass or clay, and also plastic as in the case of a "jar" of peanut butter.Jar or JAR can also mean:...
 called "Pegu jars" was made here. It was invaded by the British
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name and the state form of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927....
 in 1824 and 1852.

Geography

The Ayeyarwady River
Ayeyarwady River

The Ayeyarwady River or Irrawaddy River is a river that flows from north to south of Burma . It is the country's largest river and its most important commercial waterway, with a drainage area of about 158,700 square miles ....
 and Salween River flow into the Bay of Martaban.