The
Chi River is the longest
riverA river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, a sea or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water...
in
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
; it extends 765 km, but carries less water than the second longest river, the
MunThe Mun River , sometimes spelled Moon River, is a tributary of the Mekong river. It carries approximately 21,000 cubic kilometres of water per year.-Geography:...
. In the
IsanIsan is the northeast region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima...
dialect of this region, and also in the adjacent language Lao, the name of the river is actually pronounced "Nam See" (
sii) but the transliteration
Chi reflects Bangkok-Thai.
The river rises in the
Phetchabun mountainsThe Phetchabun mountains are a mountain range in Thailand.-Geography:It extends in a roughly north-south direction, and separates the broad Chao Phraya river valley of central Thailand from the Khorat Plateau of northeast Thailand...
, then runs east through the central Isan provinces of
ChaiyaphumChaiyaphum is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopburi and Phetchabun.- Etymology :...
,
Khon KaenKhon Kaen is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nongbua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun and Loei.-Geography:Khon Kaen is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau...
and
Maha SarakhamMaha Sarakham is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen....
, and turns south in
Roi EtRoi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....
, running through
YasothonYasothon is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket and Roi Et.-Geography:...
to meet the Mun in
Kanthararom districtKanthararom is a district in the northeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1897, then named Uthai Sisaket . It was renamed to Kanthararom in 1913...
of
Sisaket ProvinceSisaket , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.-Geography:...
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The
Chi River is the longest
riverA river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, a sea or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water...
in
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
; it extends 765 km, but carries less water than the second longest river, the
MunThe Mun River , sometimes spelled Moon River, is a tributary of the Mekong river. It carries approximately 21,000 cubic kilometres of water per year.-Geography:...
. In the
IsanIsan is the northeast region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima...
dialect of this region, and also in the adjacent language Lao, the name of the river is actually pronounced "Nam See" (
sii) but the transliteration
Chi reflects Bangkok-Thai.
The river rises in the
Phetchabun mountainsThe Phetchabun mountains are a mountain range in Thailand.-Geography:It extends in a roughly north-south direction, and separates the broad Chao Phraya river valley of central Thailand from the Khorat Plateau of northeast Thailand...
, then runs east through the central Isan provinces of
ChaiyaphumChaiyaphum is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopburi and Phetchabun.- Etymology :...
,
Khon KaenKhon Kaen is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nongbua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun and Loei.-Geography:Khon Kaen is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau...
and
Maha SarakhamMaha Sarakham is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen....
, and turns south in
Roi EtRoi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....
, running through
YasothonYasothon is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket and Roi Et.-Geography:...
to meet the Mun in
Kanthararom districtKanthararom is a district in the northeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1897, then named Uthai Sisaket . It was renamed to Kanthararom in 1913...
of
Sisaket ProvinceSisaket , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.-Geography:...
. The river carries approximately 9,300 cubic kilometres of water per annum. It is riddled with leeches.
The river was an 18th century migration route for the expansion of the ethnic Lao people over the Isan plateau (a history recorded and remembered, largely in terms of the struggle to expand wet-rice cultivation in the river valley), who are now regarded as a separate
ethnosEthnos may refer to:*Ethnic group*Ethnos...
from the Lao to the North or the central Thai to the South-West.