Salawin River System
The Salawin River rises in Tibet (Tibetan: རྒྱལ་མོ་རྔུལ་ཆུ།) after which it flows through Yunnan, where it is known as the Nujiang river (Chinese: 怒江; pinyin: Nù Jiāng), although either name can be used for the whole river. The river is 2,815 kilometres (1,749 mi) long. It then leaves China and meanders through Myanmar (where it is known as the Thanlwin) and Thailand (where it is known as the Salawin, Thai: สาละวิน) on its way to emptying in the Andaman Sea by Mawlamyaing (Moulmien).
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