Kanchanaburi Province

Kanchanaburi ( (Pronunciation)) is the lairgest o the wastren provinces (changwat) o Thailand. Neighborin provinces are (frae north clockwise) Tak, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom an Ratchaburi. In the wast it borders Kayin State, Mon State an Tanintharyi Region o Myanmar.

A province in the Central Plains, Kanchanaburi borders Burma tae the wast wi the Tanaosi range as a borderline. It is frequentit bi tourists who hae been attractit bi its lang history an ancient civilizations, a location o the Brig ower the River Khwae – ‘Kwai’ as it is kent internaitionally an scene o the historic Warld War II. Producers o the movie the Bridge Over the River Kwae are guilty o givin the river an brig baith the wrong spellin an mis-pronunciaton. It is pronounced ‘Kwae’ as in the Inglish wird ‘Hair’. The province is an aa famous for its natural attractions such as forests, muntains, caves an waterfalls. 

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