Khlong Rangsit
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Khlong
A khlong is the general name for a canal in the central plain of Thailand. These canals are spawned by the Chao Phraya, the Tha Chin, the Mae Klong Rivers and their tributaries...
Rangsit for short) is a canal in the eastern part of the Chao Phraya valley, central Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. The name of the canal was given by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in honour of his son Rangsit, Prince of Chainat
Rangsit, Prince of Chainat
Rangsit Prayurasakdi, Prince of Chainat or Somdej Phra Chao Boromawongse Ther Krom Phraya Jainad Narendhorn was the Thai Founder of the Public Health Ministry and Prince Regent.-Early life:...
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Khlong Rangsit was the first irrigation
Irrigation
Irrigation may be defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall...
project of Siam (Thailand). King Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama V was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang . He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam...
ordered to build in 1890 and assigned Prince Sai Sanitvongse (maternal grandfather of Prince Rangsit) as the project president.
The canal starts at the east bank of the Chao Phraya river in Tambon Ban Mai, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province. It the runs eastward passing by Thung Luang and terminates into the Nakhon Nayok River
Nakhon Nayok River
The Nakhon Nayok River originates in the Khao Yai National park. It flows heading to Southwest, passes the districts Mueang Nakhon Nayok, Ban Na and Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok Province. It then joins the Prachin Buri River to become the Bang Pakong River in Ban Sang district, Prachinburi Province...
in Ongkharak district
Amphoe Ongkharak
Ongkharak is a district in the western part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand.Ongkharak means the royal guard.Once King Chulalongkorn visited Mueang Nakhon Nayok. When he and his company arrived the area of Ongkharak district, one of the royal guard was sick and died finally...
, Nakhon Nayok Province
Nakhon Nayok Province
Nakhon Nayok is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachinburi, Chachoengsao and Pathum Thani....
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