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Narathiwat Province From Wikipedia |
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Narathiwat is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from west clockwise) Yala and Pattani. To the south it borders, Kelantan, Malaysia.
The name Narathiwat means The residence of good people. Narathiwat is one of the four Thai provinces which have a Muslim majority, 82% are Muslim and only 17.9% are Buddhist. Also 80.4% speak the Malay language. |
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Geography The province is located on the shore of the Gulf of Thailand on the Malay Peninsula. |
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History Historically Pattani was part of the semi-independent Malay Pattani kingdom, but paying tribute to the Thai kingdoms of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya. After Ayutthaya fell in 1767 Pattani gained full independence, but under King Rama I it again came under Siam's control. In 1909, it was annexed by Siam as part of Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 negotiated with the British Empire. Along with Yala, Narathiwat was originally part of Pattani, but they were split off and became province of their own. There is a separatist movement, which after being dormant for many years erupted again in 2004. |
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