Songkalia River () is a river in
Kanchanaburi Province
Kanchanaburi (, ) is the largest of the western Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. The neighboring provinces are (clockwise, from the north) Tak province, Tak, Uthai Thani province, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri province, Sup ...
, Thailand. It combines with two other rivers, the Bikhli River and the Rantee River, at the confluence called Sam Sop or Sam Phrasop in
Sangkhlaburi District to form the
Khwae Noi River
The River Kwai (), more correctly Khwae Noi (, , 'small tributary') or Khwae Sai Yok (, ), is a river in western Thailand. It rises to the east of the Salween in the north–south spine of the Bilauktaung range near, but not over the border wi ...
. "Song Ka Lia" in the
Mon language
The Mon language, formerly known as Peguan and Talaing, is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon people. Mon, like the related Khmer language, but unlike most languages in mainland Southeast Asia, is not tonal. The Mon language is a recogn ...
means "over there".
It originates from Roki Creek in the forestland of
Thung Yai Naresuan on the west side. It flows through a meander in many
Karen
Karen may refer to:
* Karen (name), a given name and surname
* Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding white woman displaying certain behaviors
People
* Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand
* House of Karen, a historic ...
communities and villages. It is now popular as a destination for kayakers from
Songkalia Bridge to
Mon Bridge.
[หน้า ๐๓๖, ''รันตี บีคลี่ ซองกาเลีย สามประสบ อัญมณีแห่งป่าสูง''. "แม่น้ำสามสายสู่อารยธรรมมอญที่สังขละบุรี" โดย สมศักดิ์ ล่ำพงศ์พันธุ์. อนุสาร อ.ส.ท.ปีที่ ๕๗ ฉบับที่ ๙ เมษายน ๒๕๖๐ ]
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Rivers of Thailand
Geography of Kanchanaburi province