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Together with Hat Yai, Songkhla is part of the Greater Hat Yai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area (a conurbation with a population of around 800,000), the third largest metropolitan area in Thailand. At the opening of Songkhla Lake to the Gulf of Thailand , Songkhla is a fishing town and also an important harbour .
Songkhla was the seat of an old Malay Kingdom with heavy Srivijayan influence. In ancient times (200–1400 CE), Songkhla formed the northern extremity of the Malay Kingdom of Langkasuka . The city-state then succeeded as the Sultanate of Singgora , it later became a tributary of Nakhon Si Thammarat , suffering damage during several attempts to ...
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Mueang Songkhla or Songkhla City (Thai: เมืองสงขลา, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ sǒŋ.kʰlǎː]; Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรอ, pronounced [sīŋ.kɔː.rɔː]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Songkhla province, southern Thailand.
The nomination comprises the ancient towns of Phang Yang, Pha Kho, Si Yang, and Sathing Phra, which flourished between the 7th and 10th centuries, fortified settlements of Singora at Khao Daeng and Laem Son from the 17th century, and Songkhla Old Town at Bo Yang from the mid-19th century. The settlements illustrate the interaction of different ...
The Sultanate of Singora was a heavily fortified port city in southern Thailand and the precursor of the present-day town of Songkhla.It was founded in the early 17th century by a Persian, Dato Mogol, and flourished during the reign of his son, Sultan Sulaiman Shah.
The small town of Danok (Thai: ด่านนอก, RTGS: dan nok), 13 km south of Sadao town in tambon Samnak Kham is the major border crossing between Thailand and Malaysia. The immigration, customs, quarantine and security checkpoint on the Malaysian side is called the Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS checkpoint.