Maha Sawat Canal
Khlong Maha Sawat ( th, คลองมหาสวัสดิ์, ), also known as Khlong Chaiyaphruek (คลองชัยพฤกษ์, ), is a ''khlong'' (canal) in Thailand. It is a man-made waterway dug in 1859–1860 in the reign of King Rama IV. Today it is listed by the Fine Arts Department as a national heritage site. It starts from Khlong Lat Bang Kruai (Khlong Bangkok Noi) near Wat Chaiyaphrueksamala, flows along the border of Nonthaburi Province, Nonthaburi's Bang Kruai District, Bang Kruai with Taling Chan and Thawi Watthana of suburban Bangkok, then flows through Phutthamonthon District, Phutthamonthon to meet the Tha Chin River at Ngio Rai Subdistrict in Nakhon Pathom Province, Nakhon Pathom's Nakhon Chai Si District. Its length is . Note: Khlong Maha Sawat and Khlong Prapa Maha Sawat are two different canals. History Connecting Bangkok Noi Canal and the Tha Chin (Nakhon Chaisi) River, the 28 kilometre-long Maha Sawat Canal was created as a shortcut to Phra ...
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