Sai River
Sai River, formerly known as the River of Lawa, is a river that forms the natural border between Thailand and Myanmar at Tachileik and Mae Sai Districts. Mae Sai town, where the bridge crossing the international border is located, is named after this river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river at the Thai-Burmese border
- Also known as: “Mae Sai River”, “Man Me-hsai”, “Nam Mè-hsai”, and “Nam Mē-hsai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tachilek Airport.
Tachilek Airport
Aerodrome
Tachilek Airport or Tachileik Airport is an airport serving Tachilek, a town in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar. Tachilek Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of Sai River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tachileik and Mae Sai.
Tachileik
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tachileik is a border town in Shan State of eastern Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Tachileik Township and Tachileik District and most populated city in eastern Shan State with 51,553 residents per 2014 census count, ahead of Kyaing Tong, but only 4th statewide.
Mae Sai
Mae Sai is the northernmost city of Thailand. It is mainly a stepping stone for visits to Myanmar and has a few attractions of its own. Wat Pha That Doi Wao is an interesting temple complex on a hillside overlooking the border.
Sai River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Shan State, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Sai River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nam Mae Sai”
- Chinese: “湄賽河”
- Irish: “Abhainn Sai”
- Japanese: “サーイ川”
- South Azerbaijani: “ماه سای چایی”
- Thai: “น้ำแม่สาย”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำสาย”
- Welsh: “Afon Sai”
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