Irrawaddy Delta - National Heritage Sites and Nature Reserves

National Heritage Sites and Nature Reserves

Meinmahla Kyun Reservation is a national heritage site as well as a natural habitat to many mangrove forests and diverse sea life. The Irrawaddy dolphin is not a true river dolphin native to the Delta region, but it was named after the river, and these sea dolphins are known to enter the rivers of South East Asia.

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