250px, Khlong Bangkok Noi near Wat Sri Sudaram Chaophrayashortcut

Khlong Bangkok Noi ( th, คลองบางกอกน้อย, ; lit 'Small Bangkok Canal') is a '' khlong'' (คลอง; canal) in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

; its name is the origin of the name

Bangkok Noi District Bangkok Noi ( th, บางกอกน้อย, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Bang Phlat, Phra Nakhon (across Chao Phraya River), Bangkok Yai, Phasi Charoen, ...

. The mouth of Khlong Bangkok Noi is located beside

Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital (SiPH) () is a hospital operated by the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital of Mahidol University. It is located in Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, adjacent to Siriraj Hospital and opposite ...

(SiPH) and the former

Bangkok Noi railway station The old Thonburi station ( th, สถานีธนบุรีเดิม, ), originally known as Bangkok Noi station ( th, สถานีบางกอกน้อย), is a former railway station in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the terminus ...

(now the location of Thonburi Railway Station Pier). The current flows north through many historical and cultural landmarks, such as Ansorissunnah Royal Mosque,

National Museum of Royal Barges The National Museum of Royal Barges is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is on the northern rim of Bangkok Noi canal in the Bangkok Noi District. Royal barges from the Royal Barge Procession are kept at the museum. The museum was formerly a ...

Wat Suwannaram 250px, Ordination hall of the temple. Wat Suwannaram Ratchaworawihan ( th, วัดสุวรรณาราม ราชวรวิหาร) or usually shortened to Wat Suwannaram and Wat Suwan (วัดสุวรรณาราม, วั ...

Thon Buri railway station Thon Buri railway station ( th, สถานีรถไฟธนบุรี) formerly known as Bangkok Noi railway station (สถานีรถไฟบางกอกน้อย), is a railway station in Siriraj Sub-district, Bangkok Noi ...

, Wat Amarintharam, and Wat Si Sudaram, a Thai temple known as the place where the poet

Sunthorn Phu Phra Sunthorn Vohara (Phu) ( th, พระสุนทรโวหาร (ภู่), , ; 26 June 1786 – 1855), known as Sunthorn Phu ( th, สุนทรภู่, , ), is Thailand's best-known royal poet. He wrote during the Rattanakosin pe ...

studied in his childhood, as well as Wat Bang Oi Chang in Nonthaburi Province, etc. The canal terminates at the confluence with Khlong Om Non and Khlong Bang Yai at the Old Bang Yai Market in Bang Yai District, Nonthaburi Province, along the way, it is also connected to many canals, such as Khlong Chak Phra, Khlong Maha Sawat, Khlong Bang Kruai. For this reason it has been promoted as one of the cultural tourism routes, as well as other canals in Bangkok and the vicinity.

History

The canal, along with its counterpart Khlong Bangkok Yai, was initially a

meandering A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank (cut bank) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex bank ...

part of the Chao Praya River's original course. In 1552, during the reign of King

Chairachathirat Chairachathirat ( th, ไชยราชาธิราช, ), or ''Chai'' reigned 1534–1546 as King of the Ayutthaya kingdom of Siam. His reign was remarkable for the influx of Portuguese traders, mercenaries, and early Modern warfare tech ...

of the

Ayutthaya Kingdom The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is conside ...

, he ordered the construction of a canal bypassing the meander to shorten travel time, known as ''Khlong Lat Bangkok'' (คลองลัดบางกอก; 'Bangkok Short-Cut Canal'). As time passed, the new canal was eroded and became gradually wider. Eventually, the river diverted through the new canal, and its old course became the two canals known today as Khlong Bangkok Yai and Khlong Bangkok Noi. In the early- Rattanakosin period, there was a

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 chie ...

where vendor's boats and wooden

houseboat A houseboat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a home. Most houseboats are not motorized as they are usually moored or kept stationary at a fixed point, and often tethered to land to provide utilities. How ...

s mingled, lining up along the waterways to

Bang Bamru Bang Bamru ( th, บางบำหรุ, ) is a '' khwaeng'' (subdistrict) of Bang Phlat District in Thonburi side of Bangkok. History The name "Bang Bamru" after the local canal, Khlong Bang Bamru that flows through central of the area. Khlon ...

and Bang Khun Non. This scenery was recounted in at least two poems by

(1786–1855), a poet of that era, who was born in Bangkok Noi. Sujit Wongthes, ตลาดน้ำ คลองบางกอกน้อย คำบอกเล่าของสุนทรภู่ (Khlong Bangkok Noi floating market, the words of Sunthorn Phu), Matichon Vol. 42 Issue 15074 (19 June 2019) th, ภาษาไทยfile:Siriraj Hospital,Bangkok.jpg, 250px, Mouth of Khlong Bangkok Noi along

(SiPH) file:วัดศรีสุดาฯ.jpg, 250px, left, Sign of Wat Si Sudaram at the shore of Khlong Bangkok Noi

References

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