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Explore Ban Thung Yao in Thailand

Ban Thung Yao in the region of Kanchanaburi is a place in Thailand - some 81 mi or ( 131 km ) West of Bangkok , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ban Thung Yao is now 07:53 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Bangkok " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Ban Wang Yen, Ban Thung Faek, Ban Thung Chaeng, Ban Nong Bua, and Phetchaburi. Since you are here already, consider visiting Ban Wang Yen . We saw some hobby film on the internet . 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 Yao ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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On the boat. River Kwai. Thailand

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Boats used as taxi on river Kwai, Thailand. To reach some hotels it is the only way to go. ..

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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 27 km away
Tags: Regions of 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 30 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 30 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

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 30 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