The latter canal, i.e.
Khlong Khoo Meuang,
is nowadays also known as
Khlong Rop Krung,
which translates as the
‘Canal that Encircles
the City’, as it
semi-encircles
Rattanakosin in the east and
together with the
Chao Phraya River
in the west
completely
surrounds the old
part of the city, making it in fact an island, which is consequently
referred to as
Koh
Rattanakosin.
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