Syriam

Syriam, city and port, southwestern Myanmar. It is situated at the Yangon River, a tributary of the Irrawaddy River, contrary Yangon. Formerly part of the Mon country, Syriam eventually became a port of the Portuguese and French. In 1756 Alaungpaya, the Myanmar king, conquered the Mon and their French allies, whom he positioned into slavery; the city changed into destroyed in those movements and had little significance till the 20 th century, whilst the British commenced drilling for oil inside the Irrawaddy basin close to Chauk and sent the oil to Syriam for refining. Asphalt accumulating for the weatherproofing of homes changed into a traditional petroleum-related pastime of Mon employees.

Oil production declined throughout World War II whilst Japan occupied the country, from 1941 to 1945, and once more as Burma d its independence from Britain in 1948. The Syriam refinery become restored in 1957 and underwent expansion in 1979 with Japanese assistance. In 1979 a pipeline changed into finished among Syriam and the Mann oil field. Syriam has a tanker terminal, and oil exploration is carried on within the Gulf of Martaban. Paved roads make bigger from Syriam to Yangon and Pegu.