Kiakkai alternatively Kiak Kai (, ) is an intersection and neighbourhood in Bangkok's

Thanon Nakhon Chai Si Subdistrict Thanon Nakhon Chai Si (; ) is a ''khwaeng'' (sub-district) of Dusit District, in Bangkok, Thailand. Description The name "Thanon Nakhon Chai Si" comes from a road in same name that passes through the southern part of the area. The long road r ...

, Dusit District. The term ''Kiakkai'' is an old Thai word meaning "Provisions Department" (comparable to the current Quartermaster Department). The neighborhood is the site of many

Royal Thai Army The Royal Thai Army or RTA (; ) is the army of Thailand and the oldest and largest branch of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. History Origin The Royal Thai Army is responsible for protecting the kingdom's sovereignty. The army was formed in 187 ...

(RTA) bases: the 1st Cavalry Regiment, King's Guard (กรมทหารม้าที่ 1 รักษาพระองค์); 1st Field Artillery Battalion, King's Guard (กรมทหารปืนใหญ่ที่ 1 รักษาพระองค์); 4th Cavalry Division King's Guard (กองพันทหารม้าที่ 4 รักษาพระองค์); and Military Armoured Vehicle Radio Station (สถานีวิทยุยานเกราะ). Often, these units have supported coups such as the

Siamese revolution of 1932 The Siamese revolution of 1932 or Siamese coup d'état of 1932 ( or ) was a coup d'état by the People's Party which occurred in Siam on 24 June 1932. It ended Siam's centuries-long absolute monarchy rule under the Chakri dynasty and resulte ...

, the

Thammasat University massacre The 6 October 1976 massacre, also known as the 6 October event ( ) in Thailand, was a violent crackdown by Thai police and lynching by right-wing paramilitaries and bystanders against leftist protesters who had occupied Bangkok's Thammasat Un ...

, the 1981 April rebellion, and the September 9th rebellion. Kiakkai is home to the

Sappaya-Sapasathan Sappaya-Sapasathan (, , ) is the third and current meeting place of the National Assembly of Thailand, the bicameral legislative branch of the Government of Thailand. It is located in Bangkok on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River in Kiakkai ...

, the current

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. It is built on the site of the Yothinburana School. There is a

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to build a bridge across the

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, 5.9 km (about 3 mi) long, to

Charan Sanitwong Road 300px, Charan Sanit Wong Road in late 2019 near Charansanitwong Railway Halt and Bang Khun Non MRT Station under construction. Charan Sanit Wong Road (, ) is a main road in Bangkok's Thonburi side (west bank of Chao Phraya River), it is named in h ...

Thonburi __NOTOC__ Thonburi () is an area of modern Bangkok. During the era of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its location on the right (west) bank at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River had made it an important garrison town, which is ref ...

's Bang Phlat District. The impact from the construction of the bridge caused the three-way

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over the intersection to be demolished.

References

{{reflist Neighbourhoods of Bangkok Dusit district Road junctions in Bangkok