Khlong Bangkok Noi

Khlong Bangkok Noi near Wat Si Sudaram
A map showing Chao Praya river's original course and its shortcut canals

Khlong Bangkok Noi (Thai: คลองบางกอกน้อย, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ bāːŋ.kɔ̀ːk nɔ́ːj]; lit 'Small Bangkok Canal') is a khlong (คลอง; canal) in Bangkok; its name is the origin of the name Bangkok Noi District. The mouth of Khlong Bangkok Noi is located beside Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital (SiPH) and the former Bangkok Noi railway station (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, Wat Suwannaram, Thon Buri railway station, Wat Amarintharam, and Wat Si Sudaram, a Thai temple known as the place where the poet Sunthorn Phu 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.[1] [2]

  1. ^ "ล่องคลองบางกอกน้อย ดูวิถีคนกรุงยุคใหม่" [Boating Khlong Bangkok Noi, see the way of the modern townspeople]. Kapook (in Thai). 9 March 2011.
  2. ^ Lim, Eric. "Wat Sri Sudaram school of the great poet". Tour Bangkok Legacies.