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.

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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.

Western Thailand contains Khwae Noi River
Mae Klong River formedByConfluenceOf Khwae Noi River
this entity surface form: Khwae Yai River
Mae Klong River formedByConfluenceOf Khwae Noi River
Mae Klong River hasTributary Khwae Noi River
this entity surface form: Khwae Yai River
Mae Klong River hasTributary Khwae Noi River
Bridge on the River Kwai crosses Khwae Noi River
this entity surface form: Khwae Yai River
Bridge on the River Kwai hasNameOrigin Khwae Noi River
this entity surface form: Khwae Yai River
Hellfire Pass near Khwae Noi River
this entity surface form: Sai Yok
Hellfire Pass near Khwae Noi River