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Ban Thung Makham Thao in the region of Kanchanaburi is a town in Thailand - some 75 mi or ( 121 km ) West of Bangkok , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ban Thung Makham Thao is now 06:01 AM (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 Thung Faek, Ban Rang Khe, Ban Laem Thong, Phetchaburi, and Kanchanaburi. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Ban Thung Faek . 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 Thung Makham Thao ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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20112007 Dragon Dance at K. Phet

6:14 min by Terry Kweh
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20112007 Dragon Dance at K. Phet with death defying stunt. ..

Michael Jackson - I'll be There (tribute) by Art Vacation and Paul Ewing

4:44 min by Art Vacation
Views: 950 Rating: 4.93

Art Vacation and Paul Ewing rehearse for Michael Jackson Tribute evening at Central World Office, Bangkok on July 3rd, 2009 ..


Kanchanaburi, Thailand trip 2009

8:36 min by POON3345
Views: 624 Rating: 5.00

Walking across the Bridge over the river Kwai. Taking the train across the bridge as well. This bridge was built by prisoners of World War 2 by the force of the Japanese. They built about 400 kms of t ..

Kanchanaburi River Kwai, Death Railway & Cooking lessons Apple & Noi Retreat

3:31 min by rensjm
Views: 508 Rating: 5.00

Holiday Thailand 4+5: Kanchanaburi, River Kwai, Death Railway and cooking lessons at Apple & Noi Retreat. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Western Thailand

Western Thailand is a region of Thailand bordering Myanmar on the west and Central Thailand on the east.

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Located at 14.00 99.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Regions of Thailand

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 18 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

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 18 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

Khwae Yai River

The Khwae Yai River, also known as the Si Sawat, is a river in western Thailand. It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and flows for about 380 kilometres through Sangkhla Buri, Si Sawat, and Mueang Districts of Kanchanaburi Province, where it merges with the Khwae Noi to form the Mae Klong River at Pak Phraek subdistrict. The famous bridge of the Burma Railway crosses the river at Tha Makham Subdistrict of the Mueang District.

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Located at 14.02 99.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Geography of Kanchanaburi Province, Rivers of Thailand

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 18 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