Mae Klong

The Mae Klong (Thai ???????) is a river in western Thailand. The river begins at the confluence of the Kwae Noi and the Kwae Yai river in Kanchanaburi, and empties into the Gulf of Thailand in Samut Songkhram.

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In the 1960s the upper stretch of the river until the town of Kanchanaburi was renamed to Kwae Yai (???????, big tributary), as the famous Bridge on the River Kwai spanned the Mae Klong and not the Kwae (Kwai) river. However the actual origin of the river is in the Khuean Srinagarindra National Park in the north of Kanchanaburi Province.

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Thai: When used as an adjective, Thai refers to anything that originates from Thailand. It may refer to more than one article:...

Thailand: The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. Thailand is also known as Siam, which was the country's official name until May 11, 1949. The word Thai (ŭ...

Kwae Noi: redirectKhwae Noi River...

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