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Phuket / ˌ p uː ˈ k ɛ t /; Thai: ภูเก็ต, [pʰūː.kèt] ⓘ, Malay: Bukit or Tongkah is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands off its coast. [5] Phuket lies off the west coast of mainland Thailand in the Andaman Sea.
The Phuket Range is a continuation of the greater Tenasserim range, forming one of the southern sections of the central Indo-Malay cordillera, the mountain chain which runs from Tibet through the Malay Peninsula extending southwards for over 200 km. [1] The Nakhon Si Thammarat Range begins 60 km to the east of the southern part of the Phuket Range.
Isolated hill: Uthai Thani: 148: Khao Thong Chai: เขาธงชัย: Tenasserim Hills: Prachuap Khiri Khan: 85 [162] Located by the seashore in Bang Saphan District: Phu Khao Thong: ภูเขาทอง: Artificial hill: Bangkok: 78 [163] Khao Sam Muk: เขาสามมุข: Isolated hill: Chonburi: 54 [164] Symbol of Chonburi ...
Of course, there are more than 30 Thai islands to stay on (out of the more than 1,400 in the country), but if you’re looking for the Phuket factor without the hordes of tourists, Koh Samui or ...
The district encompasses the southern part of the island of Phuket. The western and southern coast consists of several heavily used beaches, from the northwest counter-clockwise: Karon, Kata, Kata Noi, Nai Han, Rawai, and Friendship Beach along Chalong Bay. The beaches are separated from each other by rocky capes, most notably Phromthep Cape at ...
In Thai, the names of islands are usually preceded with the word ko (Thai เกาะ), the Thai word for island. This word is often alternately romanized as koh, go or goh. English language references to the names of the Thai islands should not have an additional "island" added to their names, or else the ko should be left off. For example ...
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thirteen people including a Russian couple died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket, the authorities said Sunday, after calling off a search for missing persons.
Phuket is one of the oldest cities in Thailand. It was an important port on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula where Chinese immigrants first landed.. Phuket Old Town is a quarter studded with heritage buildings in ten streets: Klang, Phang Nga, Rassada, Dee Buk, Krabi, Thep Kasattri, Phuket, Yaowarat, Satun, and Soi Rammanee.