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Map of the Myanmar-Thailand border. The Myanmar–Thailand border is the international border between the territory of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Thailand.The border is 2,416 km (1,501 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Laos in the north to the Andaman Sea coast in the south.
Map of the Death Railway. A railway route between Burma and Thailand, crossing Three Pagodas Pass and following the valley of the Khwae Noi river in Thailand, had been surveyed by the British government of Burma as early as 1885, but the proposed course of the line – through hilly jungle terrain divided by many rivers – was considered too difficult to undertake.
During Myanmar President U. Htin Kyaw's state visit to India in August 2016, an MoU was signed with the Government of India under which the latter will fund the construction of 69 bridges, including approach roads in the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa section (149.70 km (93.02 mi)) of the highway, and also upgrade the Kalewa-Yagyi section (120.74 km (75.02 mi)).
Thailand - Burma Railway Centre, Map of the Thai-Burma Rail Link, version 2.1; Beattie, Rod (2007), The Thai-Burma Railway, p. 11. State Railway of Thailand (2013), Thon Buri - Kanchanaburi Timetable; A brief history of the Thailand-Burma railroad Tha Sao was renamed Nam Tok after World War II; 2016 Map of Kayin State
Singkhon Pass Myanmar-Thailand border post. Border Patrol Police office. Road sign on Thailand Road 1039 near Singkhon Pass. Singkhon Pass [2] (Thai: ด่านสิงขร), also referred to as Sing Khon and as Maw Daung after the name of the Burmese town west of the border, [3] is a pass across the Tenasserim Hills on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, at an elevation of 245 ...
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the most extensive country in mainland Southeast Asia. [1] The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the northwest, with the Bay of Bengal to the southwest.
Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot district. Mae Sot (Thai: แม่สอด, pronounced [mɛ̂ː sɔ̀ːt]; Burmese: မဲဆောက်, [mɛ́ sʰaʊʔ]; Shan: မႄႈသွတ်ႇ, [ɛ sʰaaj]) is a city in western Thailand that shares a border with Myanmar to the west. It is notable as a trade hub and for its substantial ...
Myanmar, [f] officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar [g] and also rendered as Burma (the official English form until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. [ 18 ]