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Bang Mot Canal
250px, Khlong Bang Mot in the area of Wat Yai Rom Khlong Bang Mot ( th, คลองบางมด, ; also spelled Bangmod; literally: "place of ants") is a ''khlong'' (canal) in central Thailand. It is located at a natural border between the Bang Khun Thian and the Thung Khru districts. The canal is approximately 5.67 kilometers (3.5232 miles) in length. Most of the area consists of plantations and farms. During the reign of King Nangklao, also known as King Rama III (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว), Thailand started to trade agricultural products with other countries. Since then, Bang Mot tangerine have become its most famous product and are largely produced in the Bang Mot area. The Bang Mot canal connects to more than 40 others, facilitating the transport of products across markets. Transport Khlong Bang Mot has a popular floating market A floating market is a market where goods are sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canals In Thailand
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow under atmospheric pressure, and can be thought of as artificial rivers. In most cases, a canal has a series of dams and locks that create reservoirs of low speed current flow. These reservoirs are referred to as ''slack water levels'', often just called ''levels''. A canal can be called a ''navigation canal'' when it parallels a natural river and shares part of the latter's discharges and drainage basin, and leverages its resources by building dams and locks to increase and lengthen its stretches of slack water levels while staying in its valley. A canal can cut across a drainage divide atop a ridge, generally requiring an external water source above the highest elevation. The best-known example of such a canal is the Panama Canal. Many ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rai (unit)
A ''rai'' ( th, ไร่, ) is a unit of area equal to 1,600 square metres (16 ares, 0.16 hectares, 0.3954 acres), and is used in measuring land area for a cadastre or cadastral map. Its current size is precisely derived from the metre, but is neither part of nor recognized by the modern metric system, the International System (SI). The rai is defined as 1 square ''sen'' or (40 m × 40 m). It can be divided in four ''ngaan'' or 400 square '' wa''. It is commonly used in Thailand. Although recognized by the SI, its use is not encouraged. The word ''rai'' also means plantation. See also * Thai units of measurement * Orders of magnitude (area) This page is a progressive and labelled list of the SI area orders of magnitude, with certain examples appended to some list objects. to square metres 10−8 to 10−1 square metres 100 to 107 square metres 108 to 1014 square metres 101 ... References External links Area metric conversion British and U.S., Japanese, Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doi Saket District
Doi Saket ( th, ดอยสะเก็ด, ; nod, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the eastern part of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. The district is predominantly a rural farming area, containing a mixture of rice fields on the valley floor to orchard and other farming on the hillsides. The village is known for its murals inside Wat Doi Saket. History The district was established in 1902. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mae On, San Kamphaeng, San Sai, Mae Taeng, Phrao of Chiang Mai province, Wiang Pa Pao of Chiang Rai province and Mueang Pan of Lampang province. The district is named after 1,816 m high Doi Saket (ดอยสะเก็ด), a mountain of the Khun Tan Range on the east side of the district. Administration The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 110 villages (''mubans''). Doi Saket is a township (''thesaban tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Kamphaeng District
San Kamphaeng (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. Geography San Kamphaeng borders the districts (from west clockwise) Saraphi, Mueang Chiang Mai, San Sai, Doi Saket, Mae On of Chiang Mai Province and Ban Thi of Lamphun province. History The district dates back to ''khwaeng'' Mae Om, which was established in 1902. In 1923 the district was renamed San Kamphaeng. Administration The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 100 villages (''mubans''). There are two townships (''thesaban tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...s''). San Kamphaeng covers parts of ''tambons'' San Kamphaeng and Chae Chang, and the entire ''tambon'' Sai Mun. Ton Pao covers the entire ''tambon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iridescent Shark
The iridescent shark, iridescent shark catfish (''Pangasianodon hypophthalmus'') is a species of shark catfish (family Pangasiidae) native to the rivers of Southeast Asia. Despite its name, it is not a shark. It is found in the Mekong basin as well as the Chao Phraya River, and is heavily cultivated for food there. The meat is often marketed under the common name swai (from Thai สวาย). It has also been introduced into other river basins as a food source, and its striking appearance and iridescence have made it popular with fishkeeping hobbyists, among whom it is also known as the Siamese shark catfish or sutchi catfish. The swai's omnivorous diet consists of crustaceans, other fish, and plant matter. Names The fish is named for the glow or iridescence exhibited in juveniles, as well as the shark-like appearance of this and other shark catfish. Description Adults reach up to in length and can weigh up to a maximum of . They have a shiny, iridescent color that gives th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangasius Larnaudii
''Pangasius larnaudii'', the black ear catfish is a species of freshwater shark catfish endemic to Mekong The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , ... and Chao Phraya basins. References Pangasiidae Catfish of Asia Freshwater fish of India Fish of Thailand Fish described in 1866 {{Catfish-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wutthakat BTS Station
Wutthakat BTS station ( th, สถานีวุฒากาศ, ) is a BTS skytrain station, on the Silom Line at Thon Buri and Chom Thong District boundary, Bangkok, Thailand. The station is located on Ratchaphruek Road over Dan canal. It is surrounded by residences, small shops and office towers. The station opened on 5 December 2013. References See also * Bangkok Skytrain The Bangkok Mass Transit System, commonly known as the BTS Skytrain ( th, รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส '' TS'), is an elevated rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System PCL (BTSC), a ... BTS Skytrain stations Railway stations opened in 2013 SRT Red Lines {{Thailand-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khlong
A ''khlong'' ( th, คลอง, ), alternatively spelt as ''klong'' () commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong, along with their tributaries particularly in the low-lying areas of central Thailand. The Thai word ''khlong'' is not limited to artificial canals. Many smaller rivers are referred to as "''khlong''" followed by the name of the stream. Khlongs in Bangkok there are 1,682 canals in Bangkok, totalling 2,604 kilometres in length. Nine canals are primary flood drainage conduits. In years past, the Thai capital was crisscrossed by khlongs, and so gained the nickname "Venice of the East". Khlongs were used for transportation, for floating markets, but also for sewage disposal. Today, most of the khlongs of Bangkok have been filled in, although the Thonburi side of Bangkok (covering areas west of the Chao Phraya River) still retains several of its larger khlongs. Khlong Saen Saep in central Bangk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floating Market
A floating market is a market where goods are sold from boats. Originating in times and places where water transport played an important role in daily life, most floating markets operating today mainly serve as tourist attractions, and are chiefly found in Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and India. Bangladesh The 200-year-old floating market at Kuriana in Swarupkati has become a tourist spot. Guava floating market is a unique market. Hundreds of tourists from home and abroad visit the place every day to enjoy the beauty of the market and its surrounding landscape. Thailand In Thailand, floating markets ( th, ตลาดน้ำ ) are well supported locally and mainly serve as tourist attractions. One of their purposes is to allow domestic visitors and international tourists to be able to experience the culture of riverside shopping. History Historically, the areas adjacent to the rivers were the first to be populated. Thus, most comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Mot Tangerine
The Bang Mot tangerine ( th, ส้มบางมด, , ) is a local cultivar of the mandarin orange grown in the Bang Mot area of Thon Buri, Bangkok, Thailand. Despite its common name, it is a mandarin orange of the species ''Citrus reticulata'' and not a tangerine (''Citrus tangerina''). In 1924, a local farmer brought cuttings from a mandarin grove in Bangkok Noi District and planted them at Bang Mot, Thung Khru District near Bang Mot canal in 1924. This area has very fertile soil with elevated levels of potassium giving the fruit a sweet-sour taste. There were up to of tangerine groves in the past. Flooding in Thon Buri in 1967 killed many of the Bang Mot tangerine trees. The floods made many farmers reluctant to plant it again. Rapid urban expansion of Bangkok also reduced the land available for planting. They then moved the plant to Rangsit canal, until becoming another famous tangerine, ''Rangsit tangerine'' Appearance The Bang Mot tangerine has a flat, smooth, thin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
