Khlong Thawi Watthana

Khlong Thawi Watthana (Thai: คลองทวีวัฒนา) is one main khlong (canal) in Thonburi side of Bangok (west side of Chao Phraya River). Its name is the origin name of Thawi Watthana District. Khlong Thawi Watthana was dug in mid-Rattanakosin period, during 1868–1910 along with Khlong Nara Phirom (คลองนราภิรมย์–this name is used to refer to the part of the khlong in the areas of Nonthaburi and Nakhon Pathom Provinces). King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) graciously assigned Phraya Surawongse Wai Yawat (Worn Bunnag), the eldest son of Somdet Chaophraya Sri Suriwongse (Chuang Bunnag), to be the director of the khlong excavation, and the Chinese workmen were hired. It started from the north of Khlong Phasi Charoen on the boundary of Bang Khae and Nong Khaem Districts in present day, passed through Khlong M

Khlong Thawi Watthana

Khlong Thawi Watthana (Thai: คลองทวีวัฒนา) is one main khlong (canal) in Thonburi side of Bangok (west side of Chao Phraya River). Its name is the origin name of Thawi Watthana District. Khlong Thawi Watthana was dug in mid-Rattanakosin period, during 1868–1910 along with Khlong Nara Phirom (คลองนราภิรมย์–this name is used to refer to the part of the khlong in the areas of Nonthaburi and Nakhon Pathom Provinces). King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) graciously assigned Phraya Surawongse Wai Yawat (Worn Bunnag), the eldest son of Somdet Chaophraya Sri Suriwongse (Chuang Bunnag), to be the director of the khlong excavation, and the Chinese workmen were hired. It started from the north of Khlong Phasi Charoen on the boundary of Bang Khae and Nong Khaem Districts in present day, passed through Khlong M