Khwae Noi River
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The Khwae Noi River is a tributary in western Thailand best known for its historical association with the World War II "Death Railway" and the Bridge on the River Kwai near Kanchanaburi.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khwae Noi River canonical | 4 |
| Khwae Yai River | 4 |
| Sai Yok | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| drainageBasinCountry | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Kanchanaburi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanchanaburi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
film The Bridge on the River Kwai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
literature about the Death Railway ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | tropical river ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent |
construction of the Burma Railway along its valley
ⓘ
forced labor by Allied prisoners of war nearby ⓘ forced labor by Asian civilian workers nearby ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Khwae Noi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Kanchanaburi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
Burma Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railway bridges ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Nam Tok
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tha Makham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
kayaking
ⓘ
rafting ⓘ sightseeing cruises ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
historical tourism
ⓘ
river cruises ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttraction |
Bridge on the River Kwai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II museums NERFINISHED ⓘ nearby war cemeteries ⓘ |
| hasWaterBodyType | freshwater river ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the Bridge on the River Kwai
ⓘ
association with the Burma Railway ⓘ association with the Death Railway ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Thai ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Thailand ⓘ |
| near |
Bridge on the River Kwai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai–Myanmar border region ⓘ |
| partOf |
Khwae Noi–Mae Klong river system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mae Klong River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ River Kwai region ⓘ |
| region | Tenasserim Hills foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | war memorials in Kanchanaburi area ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Mae Klong River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation
ⓘ
local fisheries ⓘ recreation ⓘ transport during construction of the Burma Railway ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khwae Yai River
this entity surface form:
Khwae Yai River
this entity surface form:
Khwae Yai River
this entity surface form:
Khwae Yai River
this entity surface form:
Sai Yok