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|country=THA
|name        =Kiakkai
|other_names={{lang|th|เกียกกาย}}
|image       = แยกเกียกกาย.jpg
|image_caption = Kiakkai in October 2023
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|location    =[[Thanon Nakhon Chai Si Subdistrict|Thanon Nakhon Chai Si]], [[Dusit District|Dusit]], [[Krung Thep|Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
|coord = {{coord|13|47|50.10|N|100|31|16.85|E|display=title}}
|type        = Four-way [[At-grade intersection|at-grade]] [[intersection (road)|intersection]]
|roads       = [[Pracha Rat Sai 1 Road|Pracha Rat Sai 1]] (north)<br />[[Samsen]] (south)<br />[[Thahan Road|Thahan]] (east–west)
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'''Kiakkai''' alternatively '''Kiak Kai''' ({{langx|th|เกียกกาย}}, {{IPA|th|kìa̯k.kāːj|pron}}) is an intersection and neighbourhood in Bangkok's [[Thanon Nakhon Chai Si Subdistrict]], [[Dusit District]].
The term ''Kiakkai''  is an old Thai word meaning "Provisions Department" (comparable to the current Quartermaster Department).
The neighborhood is the site of many [[Royal Thai Army]] (RTA) bases: the 1st Cavalry Regiment, King's Guard (กรมทหารม้าที่ 1 รักษาพระองค์); 1st Field Artillery Battalion, King's Guard (กรมทหารปืนใหญ่ที่ 1 รักษาพระองค์); [[4th Tank Battalion (Thailand)|4th Cavalry Division King's Guard]] (กองพันทหารม้าที่ 4 รักษาพระองค์); and Military Armoured Vehicle Radio Station (สถานีวิทยุยานเกราะ). Often, these units have supported [[coup]]s such as the [[Siamese revolution of 1932]], the [[Thammasat University massacre]], [[1981 Thai military rebellion|the 1981 April rebellion]], and [[1985 Thai coup d'état attempt|the September 9th rebellion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prachatai.com/journal/2017/06/72099|work=Prachathai|language=thai|date=2017-06-25|title=9 จุดเช็คอินคณะราษฎรและการเปลี่ยนแปลงการปกครอง พ.ศ. 2475|author=ทีมข่าวการเมือง}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2519.net/newsite/2016/5-%E0%B8%95-%E0%B8%84-2519/|title=5 ต.ค.2519|work=2519.net|language=thai}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first= Charnvit|last= Kasetsiri|title= Thailand Timeline 1942-2011|year= 2012|publisher= Post Books|location= Bangkok|isbn= 9789742280703|language=thai}}</ref>
Kiakkai is home to the [[Sappaya-Sapasathan]], the current [[Parliament House of Thailand]].<ref>{{cite news |title=NLA seeks temporary venue for parliament |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1588262/nla-seeks-temporary-venue-for-parliament |accessdate=2018-12-06 |work=[[Bangkok Post]] |date=2018-12-06}}</ref> It is built on the site of the [[Yothinburana School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manager.co.th/Daily/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9510000097797|language=thai|date=2008-08-19|work=[[ASTV Manager]]|title="รัฐสภาหลังใหม่" บนคราบน้ำตา นร.- ปชช.}}</ref> There is a [[megaproject]] to build a bridge across the [[Chao Phraya River]], 5.9&nbsp;km (about 3&nbsp;mi) long, to [[Charan Sanitwong Road]] in [[Thonburi]]'s [[Bang Phlat District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9600000009370|language=thai|date=2017-01-28|work=ASTV Manager|title=เรื่องวุ่นๆ "สะพานเกียกกาย" กทม.ตะกุยตะกายฝ่าเสียงค้าน|author=ป้อมพระสุเมรุ}}</ref> The impact from the construction of the bridge caused the three-way [[footbridge]] over the intersection to be demolished.
== References ==
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods of Bangkok]]
[[Category:Dusit district]]
[[Category:Road junctions in Bangkok]]