Taling Chan district

Khlong Chak Phra (Thai: คลองชักพระ, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ t͡ɕʰák pʰráʔ]) is one of the six khwaengs (sub-districts) of Taling Chan District in Bangkok's Thonburi side. It is the location of the district office.

Khlong Chak Phra (Thai: คลองชักพระ, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ t͡ɕʰák pʰráʔ]) is a khlong (canal) in Bangkok's Thonburi area. It separates from Khlong Bangkok Noi at front of Wat Suwan Keree and terminates at the confluence of khlongs Mon and Bangkok Yai. It serves as a demarcation line between Bangkok Noi and Taling Chan Districts all the length. It is about 10-15 m (36-49 ft) wide and 5.45 km (about 3 mi) long. Khlong Chak Phra is a natural khlong, which was the result of dissection of the Chao Phraya River's original route through Bangkok during the medieval Ayutthaya like Khlong Bangkok Yai and Khlong Bangkok Noi.Its name means 'pulling the Buddha canal'. It is a venue that is used for the annual tradition called Chak Phra, in which the Buddha's relics and Buddha statues are invited from Wat Nang Chi in Phasi Charoen District onto a flowered barge. The barge procession then sails from Khlong Dan, turning left into Khlong Bangkok Yai, entering Khlong Bangkok Noi, passing Wat Kai Tia at Khlong Chak Phra before ending at the Taling Chan District Office. The tradition is held annually on the second day of the waning moon of the twelfth Thai lunar month, and is regarded as the only Chak Phra observed in Bangkok.Its other names were Khlong Bang Khun Si (คลองบางขุนศรี) and Maenam Bang Khun Si (แม่น้ำบางขุนศรี). Along the khlong is Taling Chan floating market, the floating market next to Taling Chan District Office and the Southern railway line. It is the largest market in this area. In addition, its name has become two administrative districts of Bangkok include Taling Chan District's Khlong Chak Phra Subdistrict and Bangkok Noi District's Bang Khun Si Subdistrict.

Bang Ramat railway halt (Thai: บางระมาด) is a railway halt located in Chimphli Subdistrict, Taling Chan District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is 4.29 km (2.7 mi) from Thon Buri railway station.

Khlong Bangkok Yai (Thai: คลองบางกอกใหญ่, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ bāːŋ.kɔ̀ːk jàj]; lit: 'Big Bangkok Canal') is a historic khlong (คลอง; canal) of Bangkok. The current length is 6 km (about 3 mi), through various canals as far as it terminates when it meets Khlong Mon near the confluence of three canals, Khlong Chak Phra, Khlong Mon and Khlong Bang Chueak Nang. In total, the canal passes through three districts, namely Bangkok Yai, Thon Buri and Phasi Charoen.

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre (SAC) (Thai: ศูนย์มานุษยวิทยาสิรินธร) is an academic institution under the Ministry of Culture in Taling Chan District, Bangkok, Thailand, established in 1992, with the aim of the systematic gathering, processing, and maintenance of anthropological data scattered throughout the country. The centre was initiated by Silpakorn University in 1991, started as a faculty-equivalent unit within the university. It became an autonomous organisation in 2000. The institute is named after Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess Royal of Thailand.

Bang Khun Non (Thai: บางขุนนนท์, pronounced [bāːŋ kʰǔn nōn]) is a khwaeng (subdistrict) of Bangkok Noi District, in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2018, it had a total population of 9,549 people.Its name after Khlong Bang Khun Non, a canal runs through the area. In the olden days Bang Khun Non was the area of orchards, the principle career of Bang Khun Non residents was doing the orchards, by the form of the former orchard was rising up the embankment to be the furrows. The fruits which the gardeners favored to plant were durian, pomelo, Marian plum, Burmese grape, mangosteen, rose apple, coconut palm, mango, etc. Especially, durian was very famous until it was admired to be the name of a kind of durian, that was "Bang Khun Non Durian" paired with "Taling Chan Durian" of adjacent district Taling Chan.At present, Bangkok Noi District Office has conserved these durian species in Chaloem Phrakiat 80 Phansa Public Park. It is located catty-corner from the district office on Bang Khun Non Road.Besides, in the area of Bang Khun Non there is a historical site, Wat Si Sudaram (formerly Wat Chi Pakhao), as in the past this monastery was the primary school in the childhood of a Thai famous poet, Sunthorn Phu. Nowadays, the life style of people are changed, roads are the main role instead of canals, lands for residential are needed, therefore forms of former orchards are slightly faded and changed to be the plants nurseries, and decorative plants for sales.

Wat Suwan Khiri, also spelled Wat Suwan Keree (Thai: วัดสุวรรณคีรี) is an ancient Thai Buddhist temple in Thonburi side of Bangkok. The temple is formerly and still colloquially known as "Wat Khi Lek" (วัดขี้เหล็ก) owing to a lot of growth edible plants Siamese cassia (Senna siamea) or khi lek in Thai language. It was built in the end of King Narai's reign of Ayutthaya period around 1685. The interesting point of this temple is its location, it is located on the bank where two canals confluence were Khlong Bangkok Noi and Khlong Chak Phra, which is unsuitable position according to the beliefs of Thai people since ancient times. Hence, the temple therefore had to bring a standing Buddha image in attitude of pacifying the ocean enshrined in a pavilion at this area there to protect the temple from all evils. In the Rattanakosin period, Prince Maha Sura Singhanat (younger brother of King Rama I) renovated the whole temple and renamed to "Wat Suwan Khiri" (golden mountain temple) in the year 1795. On October 22, 1929, King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) presided over the private Kathin ceremony.

Bangkok Noi (Thai: บางกอกน้อย, pronounced [bāːŋ.kɔ̀ːk nɔ́ːj]) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Bang Phlat, Phra Nakhon (across Chao Phraya River), Bangkok Yai, Phasi Charoen, and Taling Chan.

Wat Nai Rong (Thai: วัดนายโรง) is an old Buddhist temple in Bangkok. It is considered to be another temple along the historical stream, Khlong Bangkok Noi. Wat Nai Rong is a small temple, was built in Rattanakosin period around 1860. It is an old temple which having a beautiful ancient remains, antiques. There was not appeared about the history of the temple. Mostly from the story told that Krab who was the owner of Lakhon nok (open-air dramatics) troupe during the King Rama IV's reign was built this temple which was called Wat Lakhon Chao Krab (Mr. Krab's theatre temple). The King Rama IV was given a new name as Wat Sammaj Chapon but locals always called Wat Nai Rong (temple of troupe owner) and Wat Nok (outer temple) called together with Wat Nai (inner temple) which the temple named Wat Bang Bamru as it close to each other and some called Wat PaK Khlong (temple on the mouth of the canal) as it located on the mouth of the canal Khlong Bang Bamru.

Fai Chai, also written as Faichai (Thai: ไฟฉาย, RTGS: Faichai, pronounced [fāj.t͡ɕʰǎːj]), is a four-way intersection in Bangkok located in Ban Chang Lo and Bang Khun Si Subdistricts, Bangkok Noi District, Thonburi side. It is the junction of Charan Sanit Wong, Phran Nok and Phran Nok–Phutthamonthon Sai 4 Roads, can be considered as another main intersection of Thonburi side, besides Tha Phra and Borommaratchachonnani. This junction is also a location of Fai Chai MRT Station. The name is derived from the Asia-Pacific War (a part of World War II) from 1941 to 1945 when Bangkok was attacked by the Allied bombers at night, especially Bangkok Noi, because it was the location of the Imperial Japanese Army base and close to many important places, such as Bangkok Noi railway station, Siriraj Hospital, Naval Dockyard Department and Royal Grand Palace in Phra Nakhon side, etc. The Thai military units tried to establish defense measures the best way possible by installing searchlights in different places. These searchlights had to co-ordinate in looking for the aircraft of the Allied. When the targets were spotted, they would be gunned down by the anti-aircraft artillery. The artillery of such power must have a caliber of seventy-five millimeters in diameter. Hence, the area where once the searchlights were installed has been known as "Fai Chai" (literally means searchlight) since then. It founded in 1941 from the expansion of Pran Nok Road, during that time, it was only a T junction. Later in 2015, there was an extension of Phran Nok–Phutthamonthon 4 Road from Taling Chan District to alleviate traffic problems, thus making it into a four-way intersection in the present.The area of Fai Chai between early 1960s to late 1980s was the location of the Southern Bus Terminal (currently shifting to Taling Chan), market, Nakornloung Shopping Center and namesake movie theater. Including nearby, Soi Charan Sanit Wong 27 or Soi Buppha Sawan was the center of the many popular luk thung (Thai country song) labels. But now these things are not there anymore.Fai Chai tunnel, which is an underpass along Charan Sanit Wong Road direction, took 13 years to complete the construction. The Bt788-million project, which is being carried out by Kamphaeng Phet Wiwat Construction, began in October 2009 during the tenure of Bangkok governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra. However, construction progress has been delayed by disputes over its size, design and overlap with the MRT Blue Line’s Bang Sue-Tha Phra phase. The disputes prompted several revisions of the contract. The tunnel was opened for the first day on August 1, 2022 along with an overpass across Na Ranong intersection in Khlong Toei District, where Ratchadaphisek crosses Rama III, Sunthonkosa and Na Ranong Roads. The first phase of activation will only be open from 5am to 10pm as some of the decorations have not been completed.

Wat Kanchana Singhat Worawiharn (Thai: วัดกาญจนสิงหาสน์วรวิหาร) formerly and still colloquially known as Wat Thong (วัดทอง) or Wat Thong Bang Phrom (วัดทองบางพรม) is an ancient temple in Bangkok.

Taling Chan (Thai: ตลิ่งชัน, pronounced [tā.lìŋ t͡ɕʰān]) is a khwaeng (sub-district) in Taling Chan district, Bangkok, Thailand.