The Bridge over the river Kwai

A World War II cemetery in Kanchanaburi

Kanchanaburi (Thai: กาญจนบุรี) is a city in the west of Thailand. Geographical location 14°2′N 99°32′E, it has a population of 52,000. It is located where the Kwai Noi and Kwai Yai rivers converge into the Mae Klong river, where in 1942, under Japanese control, the famous Bridge on the River Kwai was built by Prisoners Of War (POW). A memorial and two museums are also located in Kanchanaburi: The Thailand-Burma Railway Museum (opened in March 2003), the JEATH War Museum about the bridge, the Death Railway, and a World War II Allied cemetery. It is the easiest access point to the nearby Tiger Temple. Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1234 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1234 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 290 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 290 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Typical river houses with thatched roofs on the River Kwai The River Kwai, more correctly Khwae Noi (Thai แควน้อย, English small tributary), is a river in western Thailand, near the border with Myanmar. ... Typical river house on the River Kwai The River Kwai, more correctly Kwhae Noi (English small tributary), is a river in western Thailand, near the border with Myanmar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) was an Anglo-American World War II war film based on the novel Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï by French writer Pierre Boulle. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... The Kanchanaburi War Cementry, the main POW cemetery of WWII is about 1 kilometer north of the city Kanchanaburi. ... Original Engine used for the Death Railway The War Museum is one of two war museums about the Death Railway buildt in 1942/1943. ... The Bridge over the river Kwai Map of the Death Railway The Death Railway (known also as Thai-Burma Railway or Burma Railway) was a railway built from Thailand to Burma (now Myanmar) by the Japanese during World War II to complete the route from Bangkok to Rangoon and support... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Monk walking tiger on a leash Tiger Temple, or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua, is a Buddhist temple in Western Thailand which keeps numerous animals, among them several tame tigers that walk around freely once a day and can be petted by tourists. ...

Kanchanaburi is capital of Kanchanaburi province. Kanchanaburi (Thai กาญจนบุรี) is the largest of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Thailand is divided into 76 provinces (Thai: จังหวัด, changwat, singular and plural), which are grouped into 5 groups of provinces - sometimes the East and Central are grouped together. ...

Trivia

• Kanchanaburi was one of the stops on the first season of The Amazing Race.
• It is the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Phrabhavanaviriyakhun.
• Thai politician Chamlong Srimuang opened an organic farm here 1993.
• The Himantura kittipong sting ray was first discovered here in 2004.

The Amazing Race (now referred to as The Amazing Race 1) was the first installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion, a philosophy, and a life-enhancing system of psychology. ... The Most Venerable Phrabhavanaviriyakhun (Phadet Dattajeevo) is a Thai Buddhist monk. ... Chamlong Srimuang (Thai: จำลอง ศรีเมือง, born 5 July 1935) is a controversial Thai activist and former politician. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Binomial name Himantura kittipongi Himantura kittipong is a species of freshwater stingray that was initially found by Thai fish expert Kittipong Jaruthanin in Mae Klong River in Kanchanaburi, Thailand in 2004. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See Also

• Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi
• Kanchanaburi Province

Mueang Kanchanaburi (Thai: ) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand. ... Kanchanaburi (Thai กาญจนบุรี) is the largest of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

External links

• Kanchanaburi (city) travel guide from Wikitravel