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Project. Mu River Bridge was finished in April 2000, a rail-and-road bridge that links
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became so proficient that they won the accolade "Burma Bridge
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and settled in the area in the 17th century, still keep their
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of 350 millimetres (14 in). An old popular expression in
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675:"Study on Reuse Water in Shwebo Irrigation Scheme in Myanmar"
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Kabo Weir was constructed on the Mu between 1901-1907 by the
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355:attacked and took the northern garrison town of
328:The wooded upper Mu valley is populated by the
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740:"Myanmar States & Divisions - Sagaing"
851:. Australian War Memorial. Archived from
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19:For the Mu River in HokkaidĹŤ, Japan, see
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966:"Kyatthin Wildlife Sanctuary"
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477:Shorea oblongifolia
314:မမြင်ဖူး မူးမြစ်ထင်
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21:Mu River (HokkaidĹŤ)
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635:"Middle Irrawaddy"
557:endangered species
522:Cervus eldi thamin
1160:Rivers of Myanmar
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291:of the
273:Sagaing
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