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Mawlamyine (môˌləmīnˈ) or Moulmein, (mo͝olmānˈ, mōl–), city (1983 pop. 219,991), SE Myanmar, near the mouth of the Thanlwin (Salween) River; the third largest city of Myanmar and the capital of Mon State. A river port and commercial center, it has teak mills and shipyards; rice, tea, teak wood, and rubber are exported. From 1826 to 1852, it was the chief town of British Burma. A pagoda in the city is referred to in Rudyard Kipling's poem “Mandalay.”

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Moulmein

a city in Burma. Capital of the Tenasserim division. Population, 190,000 (1970). Moulmein has a major railroad station. Industries include a sawmill, a rice hulling plant, ship repair facilities, and a textile factory; handicrafts are also prominent. Tin, tungsten, rubber, rice, and teak, and other timber products are exported. Moulmein is a fishing port on the Gulf of Martaban in the Andaman Sea.

Moulmein

, Maulmain

a port in S Myanmar, near the mouth of the Salween River: exports teak and rice. Pop.: 390 000 (2005 est.)

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