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The Gulf of Thailand, historically known as the Gulf of Siam, derives its name from the historical kingdom of Siam, the former name of modern-day Thailand. The term "Gulf of Siam" was widely used in Western cartography and geographical references up until the mid-20th century, reflecting the colonial-era practice of naming regions based on the ...
Bangkok, [a] officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [b] and colloquially as Krung Thep, [c] is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.0 million as of 2021, 13% of the country's population.
In short, Phraek Si Racha was a passageway for water travel to larger city-states such as Suphannabhum or Ayutthaya, and could exit to the Gulf of Siam via both waterways. [2] The word Praek is a Mon language meaning "waterway junction" or "confluence". Overall, it means "a town located at the junction of rivers".
Sao Chingcha is considered to be an area in the inner city of Bangkok or Rattanakosin Island.. It is bordered by neighbouring subdistricts (from the north clockwise): Bowon Niwet (Khlong Lot Wat Ratchanadda is a divider line), Samran Rat (Siriphong Road is a divider line), Wat Ratchabophit (Bamrung Mueang Road is a divider line), San Chao Pho Suea (Tanao Road is a divider line), respectively.
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Siamese court at Bangkok was greatly alarmed by construction of this canal, suspecting that the canal was to facilitate mobilization of Vietnamese navy fleet into the Gulf of Siam, threatening Bangkok. In 1826–1827, King Anouvong of the Lao Kingdom of Vientiane arose to free his kingdom and his people from Siamese rule.
Its properties consist of the Siam City Hotel in Bangkok and the Siam Bayshore Resort & Spa and Siam Bayview Hotel in Pattaya, a seaside city two hours southeast of Bangkok. In all, the group currently operates 4- and five-star luxury properties in Thailand with a hotel-room inventory of over 1,000, overseen by a team of 1,100 local and ...