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RIVERS AND KLONGS -
Khlong Maha Nak |
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คลองมหานาค |
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Khlong Maha Nak is a khlong (canal) in Bangkok and considered
one of Bangkok's oldest canals. It starts from Khlong Rop Krung
(old city moat) in the area of Mahakan Fort and Wat Saket's
Golden Mount and continues to the east until ends at the
intersection with Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem and Khlong Saen
Saep tote distance 1.3 km (0.8 mi). The canal was canalize by
the royal intention of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I) in
1783 after establishment of Rattanakosin kingdom (today's
Bangkok) only one year, used as a waterway for people to boating
and playing Khlon Sakkawa (กลอนสักวา; a kind of Thai poem). An
ancient culture that has been around since Ayutthaya period. Its
name "Maha Nak" is derived from the namesake canal used in the
old Ayutthaya kingdom. It's believed that, it received this name
from a monk named "Maha Nak", who initiated the canalize for use
in the war after the end of Burmese–Siamese War (1547–49)
shortly. At the end of the canal is connected with Khlong
Saen Saep and Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem. It's a place where
people often paddle and pass as the main waterway since the
early Rattanakosin perioed. Later in the reign of King Mongkut
(Rama IV) and Chulalongkorn (Rama V) it has become a famous and
popular floating market implicitly. Since it's a route to
Chachoengsao province, eastern by Khlong Saen Saep. The same
area nowadays has become the wholesale market for cheap clothes
as Bobae Market and is the largest wholesale fruits market in
Bangkok named Maha Nak Market or Saphan Khao Market. Including
become the administrative district of two khwaeng
(sub-districts) under Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA),
namely Si Yaek Maha Nak in Dusit and Khlong Maha Nak in Pom Prap
Sattru Phai district. Moreover, at the end of the Khlong Maha
Nak is also home to one of the oldest Muslim communities in
Bangkok, is Maha Nak Community. They have Masjid Maha Nak as the
center of the community. |
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13.75323 N |
100.51660 E |
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