อุโมงค์ปิยะมิตร

Piyamit Tunnel

Useful Information

Location:	Tano Maero, Betong 95110 (5.889491, 101.048259)
Open:	All year daily 8-16:30. [2021]
Fee:	Adults THB 70. [2021]
Classification:	Secret Bunker
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
Dimension:	L=1,000 m, W=1.5-1.8 m.
Guided tours:
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	Piyamit Tunnel, Tano Maero, Betong 95110, Tel: +66-73-378-055.
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History

1977	tunnel built.

Description

อุโมงค์ปิยะมิตร (Xumongkh̒ piya mitr, Piyamit Tunnel) is a bunker of the Malysian Communists during the 1970s. It was once the base of Malaya Communist Division 2. With a length of a kilometer and nine entrances, it was built in only three months. It was used as a shelter from bombs and to store food supplies. Today it located in a park and is reached after a 15 minutes walk uphill through the park. The tours are guided and there is a museum explaining the history of the tunnel. Other sites are a Buddhist temple and a thousand years old tree. There are numerous battlefield bases in the mountain tops along the Thailand/Malaysian border.