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As of 2024, Thailand has eight sites on the list. The first three sites were listed in 1991: Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns, Historic City of Ayutthaya, and Thungyai–Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries. The most recent site listed was Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period, in ...
The history of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, dates at least to the early 15th century, when it was under the rule of Ayutthaya.Due to its strategic location near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, the town gradually increased in importance, and after the fall of Ayutthaya King Taksin established his new capital of Thonburi there, on the river's west bank.
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca Malacca and Penang , Malay Peninsula , Malaysia 5°25′17″N 100°20′45″E / 5.42139°N 100.34583°E / 5.42139; 100.34583 ( Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of
Most Thai cities' revised boundaries are contained in the province's capital district, known as Amphoe Mueang. Chiang Mai is the only city outside Bangkok to cover multiple districts in its urban area. Together, Bangkok and Chiang Mai are the only cities in Thailand with a population of over one million.
Before Bangkok became the capital of Thailand, the capital city was Thonburi. The old city straddled the Chao Phraya, but was mainly settled on the western bank where the royal palace and other institutions were situated. [3] The eastern bank was mostly home to Chinese and Vietnamese (forced) settlers.
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MasterCard ranked Bangkok as the world's top destination city (by international visitor arrivals in its Global Destination Cities Index), with 15.98 million projected visitors in 2013. It topped the MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index as the most visited city in the world in 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
The history of Bangkok dates at least back to the early 15th century, when it was a village on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, under the rule of Ayutthaya. [177] Hải Dương: Đại Việt Vietnam: 1469 AD [178] Hội An: Đại Việt Vietnam: 1471 AD [179] Bogor: Sunda Kingdom Indonesia: 1482 AD