Khwae Noi River

The River Kwai, or endonymically Khwae Noi or Khwae Sai Yok, is a river in western . It rises to the east of the Salween in the north–south spine of the range near, but not over the border with Burma.
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  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 25 metres (82 feet)
  • Description: river in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand
  • Also known as
    “Gwe Noi”
    “Khaeo Noi River”
    “Mae Nam Khwae Noi”
    “Menam Gwē Noi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The JEATH War Museum and Wat Chaichumphon Chanasongkhram.
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are two war museums…
The Thailand–Burma Railway Centre is a museum and research centre in Kanchanaburi, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanchanaburi.

Khwae Noi River

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Latitude
14.01836° or 14° 1′ 6″ north
Longitude
99.52643° or 99° 31′ 35″ east
Open location code
7M6X2G9G+8H
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Khwae Noi River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر كواي”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Khwae Noi”
  • Cebuano: “Mae Nam Khwae Noi”
  • Chinese: “奎內河”
  • Chinese: “奎内河”
  • Danish: “Kwai”
  • Dutch: “Khwae Noi”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كواى”
  • French: “Kwai Noi”
  • French: “Kwaï”
  • French: “rivière Kwaï”
  • German: “Mae Nam Khwae Noi”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Khwae Noi”
  • Italian: “Khwae Noi”
  • Japanese: “クウェー・ノーイ川”
  • Japanese: “クウェー・ノイ川”
  • Japanese: “クウェー川”
  • Korean: “쾌노이강”
  • Lithuanian: “Kvainoja”
  • Polish: “Khwae Noi”
  • Russian: “Кхвэ”
  • Russian: “Кхвэной”
  • Russian: “Кхуэной”
  • Spanish: “Río Kwai Noi”
  • Spanish: “Rio Kwai”
  • Spanish: “Río Kwai”
  • Swedish: “Kwai”
  • Thai: “แม่น้ำแควน้อย”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Kwai”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Kwai”
  • Welsh: “Afon Khwae Noi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ban Lin Chang and Ban Khao Phu Rang Nimit.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Khwae Yai River and Wat Thewa Sangkharam.

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