Phu Nam Ron: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
linked Htee Khee |
|||
Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
== Border posts == |
== Border posts == |
||
Htee |
[[Htee Khee]] is the name of the new town in the [[Tanintharyi Region]] on the Myanmar side of the border which is currently being developed.<ref>[http://www.go-myanmar.com/arriving-and-departing-over-land Arriving and departing from Myanmar (Burma) over land]</ref> The [https://www.goodtimesriverkwai.com/Crossing-from-Kanchanaburi-to-Burma.html Phu Nam Ron pass] is expected to gain in importance if the planned [[Dawei]] [[deepwater port]] project goes ahead, which includes a highway and a railway line between [[Bangkok]] and that harbor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eria.org/publications/research_project_reports/images/pdf/y2009/no7-1/Appendix1.pdf |title=Table A1-1-1a. Prospective projects in Mekong sub-region |access-date=2016-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504180413/http://www.eria.org/publications/research_project_reports/images/pdf/y2009/no7-1/Appendix1.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
||
The [https://www.goodtimesriverkwai.com/Crossing-from-Kanchanaburi-to-Burma.html Phu Nam Ron pass] is expected to gain in importance if the planned [[Dawei]] [[deepwater port]] project goes ahead, which includes a highway and a railway line between [[Bangkok]] and that harbor.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eria.org/publications/research_project_reports/images/pdf/y2009/no7-1/Appendix1.pdf |title=Table A1-1-1a. Prospective projects in Mekong sub-region |access-date=2016-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504180413/http://www.eria.org/publications/research_project_reports/images/pdf/y2009/no7-1/Appendix1.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
|||
The road on the Burmese side leads to [[Dawei]] via [[Sinbyudaing]] and [[Myitta]]; it has been recently been upgraded.<ref>[https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/asia-south-east-asia-mainland/myanmar/crossing-the-border-from-kanchanaburi-thailand-to-dawei-myanmar-burma Crossing the border from Kanchanaburi (Thailand) to Dawei (Myanmar/Burma)]</ref> |
The road on the Burmese side leads to [[Dawei]] via [[Sinbyudaing]] and [[Myitta]]; it has been recently been upgraded.<ref>[https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/asia-south-east-asia-mainland/myanmar/crossing-the-border-from-kanchanaburi-thailand-to-dawei-myanmar-burma Crossing the border from Kanchanaburi (Thailand) to Dawei (Myanmar/Burma)]</ref> |
Latest revision as of 06:38, 5 March 2023
Phu Nam Ron พุน้ำร้อน | |
---|---|
Htee Kee | |
Elevation | 350 m (1,148 ft)[1] |
Location | Myanmar–Thailand border |
Range | Tenasserim Hills |
Coordinates | 13°53′39″N 99°4′55″E / 13.89417°N 99.08194°E |
Phu Nam Ron (Thai: พุน้ำร้อน) is a pass across the Tenasserim Hills on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, at an elevation of 350 metres (1,150 ft). The border checkpoint on the Thai side is in Ban Kao Subdistrict, Mueang Kanchanaburi District, Kanchanaburi Province.
Border posts[edit]
Htee Khee is the name of the new town in the Tanintharyi Region on the Myanmar side of the border which is currently being developed.[2] The Phu Nam Ron pass is expected to gain in importance if the planned Dawei deepwater port project goes ahead, which includes a highway and a railway line between Bangkok and that harbor.[3]
The road on the Burmese side leads to Dawei via Sinbyudaing and Myitta; it has been recently been upgraded.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ Arriving and departing from Myanmar (Burma) over land
- ^ "Table A1-1-1a. Prospective projects in Mekong sub-region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ Crossing the border from Kanchanaburi (Thailand) to Dawei (Myanmar/Burma)