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Ava, village, Myanmar, Myanmar Political Geography

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Ava[A´vu] Pronunciation Key, village, central Myanmar, on the Ayeyarwady River, 10 mi (16 km) S of Mandalay. Founded in 1364, it was the capital of a dynasty of Burmese kings until 1783 (when it was replaced by Amarapura) and again from 1823 to 1837. Only ruins remain of its former greatness.



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