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The Chao Phraya (/ ˌ tʃ aʊ p r ə ˈ j ɑː / [2] or / tʃ aʊ ˈ p r aɪ ə /; [3] Thai: แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, RTGS: Maenam Chao Phraya, pronounced [mɛ̂ːnáːm tɕâːw pʰráʔ.jāː] ⓘ or [tɕâːw pʰrā.jāː]) [4] is the major river in Thailand, [5] with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country.
The Chao Phraya River system is the main river system of Thailand, as its basin defines much of the region of central Thailand. The Chao Phraya River begins at the confluence of the Ping and Nan Rivers at Nakhon Sawan (also called Pak Nam Pho) in Nakhon Sawan Province. It then flows from north to south for 372 kilometres (231 mi) from the ...
Bangkok. The Chao Phraya River flows through Central Thailand from the confluence of the Ping and Nan Rivers in Nakhon Sawan Province southward to its mouth in Samut Prakan Province, where it drains into the Gulf of Thailand. The river has long served as an important channel of water transport, although it was only after the opening of Rama VI ...
Ping Basin. The Ping Basin is one of the largest drainage basins of the Chao Phraya Watershed, draining 33,896 square kilometres (13,087 sq mi) of land. The greater Ping Basin, i.e. the basin of the entire Ping river system including its tributary the Wang River, drains a total of 44,688 square kilometres (17,254 sq mi).
Express Boat on Chao Phraya River. Chao Phraya Express boats operates mainly two types of boats; all of them are built mainly out of wood. Single-screw boat: ORANGE Yellow GreenYellow They are able to hold around 90-120 passengers at a time and are around 26–32 m (85–105 ft) long and about 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) wide.
Chao Phraya Sky Park (Thai: สวนลอยฟ้าเจ้าพระยา) is an elevated, linear park in Bangkok, built on the central viaduct that used to be the structure of the failed Lavalin Skytrain project. The path, which is about 280 m (918.6 ft) in length, was designed by Urban Design and Development Center, Chulalongkorn ...
Khlong Saen Saep (Thai: คลองแสนแสบ, IPA: [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ.sɛ̌ːn.sɛ̀ːp]) is a canal in central Thailand, connecting the Chao Phraya River to Prachinburi Province and Chachoengsao. A portion of the canal is used for public transport by an express boat service in Bangkok. The 72 km long canal passes through 21 districts and ...
The village of Thonburi, on the right (west) bank of the Chao Phraya (here in the lower left corner of the map), facing the fortress of Bangkok, during the 1688 Siege of Bangkok. [1] Thonburi (Thai: ธนบุรี) is an area of modern Bangkok. During the era of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its location on the right (west) bank at the mouth of ...