Moei River

Moei river with Friendship Bridge, view of Myawaddy in Kayin State

The Maenam moei ( moei River, Thai: แม่น้ำ เมย ) is a tributary of the Salween. It forms the border between the Thai province of Tak and the Kayin State of Myanmar (Burma ). The moei rises in Tak province in the district ( Amphoe ) Phop Phra. In its upper reaches it is called Wa Le and initially flows from northeast to southwest. After a loop continues to flow in a north - nodwestlicher direction. Its meandering course also shows itself in the equally shaped the course of the Burmese- Thai border. In the district of Sop Moei the Thai province of Mae Hong Son, he runs into the Salween.

The moei is 327 km long. On the Thai side, it borders on the districts of Mae Sot and Tha Song Yang Tak Province, on Myanmar side to the districts Dooplaya and Pa'an of Kayin State. In the past, found on its shores again and again instead of fighting between the Myanmar government, the Karen National Union, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army and the Thai army. To refugee camp located on the banks of the Karen moei. The river is dominated on the night of smugglers. In Mae Sot River from the Friendship Bridge is spanned. There is an official border crossing between Thailand and Myanmar. There are also many illegal border crossings into the territory of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army.

• River in Asia
• River in Thailand
• Tak Province
• Mae Hong Son Province
• River in Myanmar
• Water system Andaman Sea