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The Pai River (Thai: แม่น้ำปาย, Thai pronunciation: [mɛ̂ːnáːm paːj]; RTGS: Maenam Pai) is a river that originates in the mountains of the Daen Lao Range, Pai District, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. The river flows first in a north-south direction and then in an east-west direction down to Mueang Mae Hong Son District and across the Thai/Burmese border. The river tributes the Salween River in Kayah State, Burma. It is 180 kilometres (110 mi) long.
| Pai River | |
|---|---|
 Pai River near Mae Hong Son | |
 Map of the Thai highlands | |
| Location | |
| Country | Thailand, Burma |
| State | Mae Hong Son Province (Thailand), Kayah State (Burma) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Daen Lao Range, Pai District, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand |
| • coordinates | 19°27′0″N 98°29′20″E |
| • elevation | 1,170 m (3,840 ft) |
| Mouth | Salween |
• location | Punghsa-se, Kayah State, Burma |
• coordinates | 19°08′45″N 97°32′40″E |
• elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Length | 180 km (110 mi) |
Its name in the Lanna language (
) means "male elephant", comparable to the word "Plai" in the central Thai language. There is a story that in 1477 during the reign of King Tilokaraj, who was the ruler of Lanna Kingdom. He ordered his cousin Prince Si Chaiya to attack Ban Don. Meanwhile, one of his white elephants fled, he ordered the soldiers to find and found that it was swimming in this river.[1]
Pai River is popular for whitewater rafting.[2] Rapids on the river vary from class I to class IV on the International Scale of River Difficulty and everything in between. back in 2006 a dutch tourist name Susan van Amerom age of 21 was fall of the PVC boat by accident and died in Pai river Run by Guide Tep on a rafting company call Pai Adventure that later on was changing the owner.[clarification needed][citation needed] Other than that The Pai River offers a scenic view of mountain forest and many choose to camp along the quiet river banks.
See also
References
- Deja, Ong-Arg (23 December 2006). ""ปาย" เปลี่ยนไป..." ["Pai" has changed...]. Prachatai (in Thai). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- "Rafting Along the Pai River". Tourism Thailand. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
External links
- Pai River in Mae Hong Son
- A New Cyprinid Fish, Hampala salweenensis, from the Mae Pai River
- Huai Nam Dang National Park
На других языках
- [en] Pai River
[it] Pai (fiume)
Il fiume Pai (in thailandese: แม่น้ำปาย?, traslitterato: Mae nam Pai, trascrizione IPA: mɛ̂ːnáːm paːj; in birmano: Surin, in lingua lanna: ) è un affluente del Saluen lungo 180 km che nasce in Thailandia del Nord e getta le sue acque nel Saluen in Birmania, dove viene chiamato Surin.[1][ru] Пай (река)
Пай (тайск. แม่น้ำปาย) — река на северо-западе Таиланда и на востоке Мьянмы. Длина реки — 180 км.[источник не указан 1992 дня]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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