Myawaddy is a town in south-eastern Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

 in Kayin State

Kayin State

Kayin State is a state of Burma . The capital city is Hpa-an.-History:The region that forms today's Kayin State was part of successive Burmese kingdoms since the formation of the Pagan Empire in mid-11th century...

 close to the border with Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

. Separated from the Thai border town

Border town

A border town is a town or city close to the boundary between two countries, states or regions. Usually the term implies that it is one of the things the town is most famous for. Border towns can have highly cosmopolitan communities, a feature they share with port cities...

 of Mae Sot

Mae Sot

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 by the Moei River

Moei River

The Moei River is a tributary of the Salween River. It originates in Phop Phra district, Tak Province. Unlike most rivers in Thailand, it flows north. The river forms the natural border line between Thailand and Burma...

, the town is most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.

On 6 August 2010, a bomb exploded in the parking lot of a crowded market in Myawaddy, killing two men and seriously injuring four others.

Economy

The border-crossing is a major route for the export of Burma's gems, many of which have their provenance

Provenance

Provenance, from the French provenir, "to come from", refers to the chronology of the ownership or location of an historical object. The term was originally mostly used for works of art, but is now used in similar senses in a wide range of fields, including science and computing...

changed once across the border.

External links

• "Myawadi Map — Satellite Images of Myawadi" at Maplandia
• "Myawaddy Photos: Pictures of Myawaddy, Myanmar", TravelPod