Ruak River
The Ruak River is a right hand tributary of the Mekong. The mouth of the Ruak river is at the Thai-Burma border opposite Laos, a spot known as the "Golden Triangle", a popular tourist destination.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river at the Thai-Burmese border
- Also known as: “Maenam Ruak”, “Nam Hok”, “Nam Kok”, and “Nam Mae Sai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Golden Triangle and House of Opium.
Golden Triangle
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Golden Triangle is in Chiang Rai Province, in the far north of Thailand. The name was coined in the 1960s to refer to the opium-cultivating regions of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand but nowadays the northern Thai tourism industry uses it to refer to the tripoint where the three countries meet.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao)
Buddhist temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao) is a Buddhist temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle.
Golden Triangle
Town
The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is located along the Mekong River in the Ton Pheung District of Bokeo Province in Laos. The zone has an area of about 3,000 hectares; it was created in 2007 by the Lao government together with the Hong Kong-registered company Kings Romans Group, with the stated goal of generating regional economic development. Golden Triangle is situated 2 miles southeast of Ruak River.
Ruak River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Ruak River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Ruak River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Ruak”
- Burmese: “ရောက်မြစ်”
- Cebuano: “Nam Ruak”
- Chinese: “洛克河”
- Czech: “Ruak”
- French: “Ruak”
- German: “Mae Nam Ruak”
- German: “Ruak”
- Irish: “Abhainn Ruak”
- Italian: “fiume Ruak”
- Italian: “Ruak”
- Japanese: “ルアク川”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ruak”
- Norwegian: “Ruak”
- Portuguese: “Rio Ruak”
- Russian: “Руак”
- Thai: “น้ำแม่สาย”
- Thai: “น้ำรวก”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำรวก”
- Welsh: “Afon Ruak”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ban Sop Ruak and Ban Khoan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Phrathat Sam Mun Mueang and Phrathat Doi Phu Khao.
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