Mae Nam Mun

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Mae Nam Mun
Mun
Mountains and rivers in the Isan

Mountains and rivers in the Isan

Data
location Northeast Thailand ( Isan )
River system Mekong
Drain over Mekong  → South China Sea
source Khao Yai National Park
14 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 101 ° 23 ′ 0 ″  E
muzzle At Khong Chiam in the Mekong Coordinates: 15 ° 18 ′ 58 "  N , 105 ° 30 ′ 19"  E 15 ° 18 ′ 58 "  N , 105 ° 30 ′ 19"  E

length 673 km
Drain MQ
 665,905 m³ / s
Left tributaries Mae Nam Chi
Mouth of the Mun in the Mekong

Mouth of the Mun in the Mekong

The Mae Nam Mun ( Thai : แม่น้ำ มูล , pronunciation: [mɛ̂ː náːm muːn] ), or just Mun , is a river in the northeast region of Thailand , the so-called Isan , and the largest inflow for the Mekong with an average of 725 m³ / s . Its catchment area extends over about 69,700 km² and is located in the provinces of Nakhon Ratchasima , Buri Ram , Roi Et , Surin , Si Sa Ket and Ubon Ratchathani . Numerous animal and plant species can be found here: more than 50 species of birds, more than 100 species of fish and 7 species of plants.

It rises in the San Kamphaeng Heights in Khao Yai National Park near Nakhon Ratchasima and then flows east through the southern part of the Isan ( Buri Ram ) until it flows into the Mekong after 673 kilometers at Khong Chiam in the Ubon Ratchathani province . The controversial Pak Mun Dam is also located near the confluence .

The main tributary of the Mun is the Mae Nam Chi , which joins the Mun in Kanthararom County in the Si Sa Ket Province .

Around the 7th century, a small empire called Canasapura developed on the upper reaches of the Mun . During the Vietnam War , the Mun was called the "Moon River" by the USAF soldiers stationed at Ubon Ratchathani Airfield because of its similar pronunciation.

Web links

Commons : Mae Nam Mun  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Edmund JV Oh, Blake D. Ratner, Simon Bush, Komathi Kolandai and Terence Y. Too (eds.): Wetlands Governance in the Mekong Region: country reports on the legal-institutional framework and economic valuation of aquatic resources . 2005.
  2. ^ Charles Higham : Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations . New York: Facts on Files 2004. ISBN 0-8160-4640-9 .
  3. ↑ Ubon RTAFB - US Air Force