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[[file:ท่าน้ำหน้าวัด - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|250px|One pier of Khlong Samrong in the area of Samut Prakan Province.]]
'''Khlong Samrong''' () is an one ''[[khlong]]'' (canal) in [[central Thailand]], regarded as the main watercourse of [[Samut Prakan Province]].
==History==
The khlong was created a long way back, since the King [[Ramathibodi II]]'s reign of [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]]. During that time the city of Ayutthaya was engaged in maritime trade and there was travel between villages and the city. Travel to Ayutthaya was provided by waterways, with the [[Chao Phraya River]] being the main route from the [[Gulf of Thailand]].
In those days, there were three river mouth: [[Tha Chin]], Chao Phraya and [[Bang Pakong River|Bang Pakong]]. To connect the three rivers, khlongs were needed. The Kings of Ayuthhaya period ordered khlongs to be dug to reduce travelling time because there were many bends on the Chao Phraya causing difficulties for communicationa by water. One of these was Khlong Samrong, dug to link the mouths of Chao Phraya and Bang Pakong rivers. This made it an important transportation route since that time. Around 1408, King Ramathibodi II ordered Khlong Samrong, on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya towards the river mouth, to be dredged and maintained with also to be expanded to allow the passage of large boats.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Later on, in the [[Rattanakosin period]], Khlong Samrong was mentioned in ''Nirat Mueang Klaeng'' (นิราศเมืองแกลง; "Journey to Klaeng City"), the first trvelogue in verse written by the famous poet [[Sunthorn Phu]]. It is thought that this was written in the King [[Rama I]]'s reign in 1806 when Sunthorn Phu went to see his father in Klaeng, Rayong. He wrote and described the picture of [[Bang Phli]] Community and Khlong Samrong that he saw 200 years ago. <ref name=Bang> "บางพลี...นามนี้มีที่มา" ("Bang Phli...this name have origins"), Tell the story..Bang Phli .. Thai heritage way .. (Free travel guidebook) </ref> <ref name=sam/>
==Naming==
It could be said that the fact that dredging was ordered by the King means that Khlong Samrong was a natural waterway that had existed before the Ayutthaya period. That is Khlong Samrong was dug as route for moving the army from the capital, Nakhon Thom, to the Chao Phraya River basin. This is based on the name "Samrong", which is a tree (''[[Sterculia foetida]]'') and comes from the [[Khmer language|Khmer]] (pronounced 'somrong'). Big samrong trees can be found in plenty in the land of Nakhon Thom Empire. In addition, the names of other khlongs near Samrong, such as Thap Nang, Nam Daeng and [[Bang Chalong]], also have their roots in the Khmer.<ref name=Bang/> <ref name=sam/>
==Presently==
Today, Khlong Samrong is a long khlong, over 55 km (31 mi) long, 50 m (164 ft) wide at its widest point and more than 5 m (16 ft) deep. It starts at the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya at the subdistricts of Samrong Tai and Samrong Klang in [[Phra Pradaeng District]] and cuts through subdistrict of Samrong Nuea of [[Mueang Samut Prakan District]] to Bang Phli, [[Amphoe Bang Sao Thong|Bang Sao Thong]] and [[Amphoe Bang Bo|Bang Bo]] Districts and reaches the Bang Pakong River at Tha Sa-an Subdistrict, [[Bang Pakong District]], [[Chachoengsao Province]]. Khlong Samrong therefore connects the two rivers through two provinces, Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao.<ref name=Bang/> <ref name=sam>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==References==
==External links==
*
[[category:Canals in Thailand]]
[[category: Geography of Samut Prakan Province]]
[[category:Geography of Chachoengsao Province]]
'''Khlong Samrong''' () is an one ''[[khlong]]'' (canal) in [[central Thailand]], regarded as the main watercourse of [[Samut Prakan Province]].
==History==
The khlong was created a long way back, since the King [[Ramathibodi II]]'s reign of [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]]. During that time the city of Ayutthaya was engaged in maritime trade and there was travel between villages and the city. Travel to Ayutthaya was provided by waterways, with the [[Chao Phraya River]] being the main route from the [[Gulf of Thailand]].
In those days, there were three river mouth: [[Tha Chin]], Chao Phraya and [[Bang Pakong River|Bang Pakong]]. To connect the three rivers, khlongs were needed. The Kings of Ayuthhaya period ordered khlongs to be dug to reduce travelling time because there were many bends on the Chao Phraya causing difficulties for communicationa by water. One of these was Khlong Samrong, dug to link the mouths of Chao Phraya and Bang Pakong rivers. This made it an important transportation route since that time. Around 1408, King Ramathibodi II ordered Khlong Samrong, on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya towards the river mouth, to be dredged and maintained with also to be expanded to allow the passage of large boats.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Later on, in the [[Rattanakosin period]], Khlong Samrong was mentioned in ''Nirat Mueang Klaeng'' (นิราศเมืองแกลง; "Journey to Klaeng City"), the first trvelogue in verse written by the famous poet [[Sunthorn Phu]]. It is thought that this was written in the King [[Rama I]]'s reign in 1806 when Sunthorn Phu went to see his father in Klaeng, Rayong. He wrote and described the picture of [[Bang Phli]] Community and Khlong Samrong that he saw 200 years ago. <ref name=Bang> "บางพลี...นามนี้มีที่มา" ("Bang Phli...this name have origins"), Tell the story..Bang Phli .. Thai heritage way .. (Free travel guidebook) </ref> <ref name=sam/>
==Naming==
It could be said that the fact that dredging was ordered by the King means that Khlong Samrong was a natural waterway that had existed before the Ayutthaya period. That is Khlong Samrong was dug as route for moving the army from the capital, Nakhon Thom, to the Chao Phraya River basin. This is based on the name "Samrong", which is a tree (''[[Sterculia foetida]]'') and comes from the [[Khmer language|Khmer]] (pronounced 'somrong'). Big samrong trees can be found in plenty in the land of Nakhon Thom Empire. In addition, the names of other khlongs near Samrong, such as Thap Nang, Nam Daeng and [[Bang Chalong]], also have their roots in the Khmer.<ref name=Bang/> <ref name=sam/>
==Presently==
Today, Khlong Samrong is a long khlong, over 55 km (31 mi) long, 50 m (164 ft) wide at its widest point and more than 5 m (16 ft) deep. It starts at the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya at the subdistricts of Samrong Tai and Samrong Klang in [[Phra Pradaeng District]] and cuts through subdistrict of Samrong Nuea of [[Mueang Samut Prakan District]] to Bang Phli, [[Amphoe Bang Sao Thong|Bang Sao Thong]] and [[Amphoe Bang Bo|Bang Bo]] Districts and reaches the Bang Pakong River at Tha Sa-an Subdistrict, [[Bang Pakong District]], [[Chachoengsao Province]]. Khlong Samrong therefore connects the two rivers through two provinces, Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao.<ref name=Bang/> <ref name=sam>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==References==
==External links==
*
[[category:Canals in Thailand]]
[[category: Geography of Samut Prakan Province]]
[[category:Geography of Chachoengsao Province]]
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