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Khlong Mae Kha Canal Village @ChiangMai | Chiang Mai Province

Khlong Mae Kha Canal Village @ChiangMai | Chiang Mai Province
Mae Kha Canal opened up as a cozy, touristic market area about three months ago. With the illumination by the narrow waterway, the highlight of the area so far was the Loy Krathong celebration.
“Mae Kha River” is a natural waterway.Its source lies the Suthep-Pui National Park and flows through the City of Chiang Mai which eventually joins the Ping River at various points along about 30 kilometers.
“Mae Kha Canal” was considered as one of seven auspicious significant areas at the establishment of the city in 1296.
The watercourse of the canal flows from the north straight into the city and the city moat at the “Sri Phum” corner on the east side of the city. In the past, the canal was a natural outer moat which had been
considered as an essential watercourse. lts function was to feed the city with water and it was used by residents of the city for transportation.
Then after rampant urbanization, “Mae Kha” canal came to be a a unsubstantial canal and clean water couldn’t flew through properly,
Also, more waste was dumped into the canal and turned the canal into a sewer.