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Ban Nong Pho in the region of Kanchanaburi is a town in Thailand - some 65 mi or ( 105 km ) North-West of Bangkok , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ban Nong Pho is now 12:38 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Bangkok " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ban Nong Kaeo, Ban Karong Tong, Ban Don Sung, Phetchaburi, and Phanom Thuan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ban Nong Kaeo . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ban Nong Pho ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Khwae Noi River

The River Kwai, more correctly Khwae Noi or Khwae Sai Yok, is a river in western Thailand. It rises to the east of the Salween in the north-south spine of the Bilauktaung range near, but not over the border with Burma. It begins at the confluence of Ranti, Songkalia and Bikhli Rivers. At Kanchanaburi it merges with the Khwae Yai River to form the Mae Klong river, which empties into the Gulf of Thailand at Samut Songkhram.

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Located at 14.16 99.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Geography of Kanchanaburi Province, Rivers of Thailand

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery

The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (known locally as the Don-Rak War Cemetery) is the main Prisoner of War (POW) cemetery associated with victims of the Burma Railway. It is located on the main road (Saeng Chuto Road) through the town of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, adjacent to an older Chinese cemetery. It was designed by Colin St Clair Oakes and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are 6,982 former POWs buried there, mostly Australian, British and Dutch.

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Located at 14.03 99.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kanchanaburi Province, Cemeteries in Thailand, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries, Kanchanaburi, Military cemeteries, Visitor attractions in Kanchanaburi Province, World War II cemeteries

JEATH War Museum

The JEATH War Museum is one of two war museums in Thailand about the Death Railway built from 1942 to 1943 by Allied POWs under the direction of the Japanese, a part of the famous Thai-Burma railways.

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Located at 14.04 99.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: 1977 establishments in Thailand, Buildings and structures in Kanchanaburi Province, History museums in Thailand, Kanchanaburi, Military and war museums in Thailand, Military history of Thailand, Museums established in 1977, Visitor attractions in Kanchanaburi Province, World War II museums

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British-American World War II film directed by David Lean based on the 1952 French novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle. The film is a work of fiction but borrows the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–43 for its historical setting. It stars William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa. The film was filmed in Ceylon. The bridge in the film was located near Kitulgala.

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Located at 14.04 99.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: 1957 films, American films, Best Drama Picture Golden Globe winners, Best Original Music Score Academy Award winners, Best Picture Academy Award winners, British films, Columbia Pictures films, English-language films, Films directed by David Lean, Films featuring a Best Actor Academy Award winning performance, Films featuring a Best Drama Actor Golden Globe winning performance, Films set in the 1940s, Films whose director won the Best Director Academy Award, Films whose director won the Best Director Golden Globe, Horizon Pictures films

Burma Railway

This article is about the railway constructed by Japan during World War II. For articles relating to the railways of the country Burma, see Rail transport in Burma. 50x40pxThis article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations.

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Located at 14.04 99.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Burma–Thailand relations, Japanese prisoner of war and internment camps, Japanese war crimes, Military logistics of World War II, Military railways, Rail transport in Burma, Rail transport in Thailand, South-East Asian theatre of World War II, Strategic railways, Visitor attractions in Thailand