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...
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Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city...
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of Bangkok Nicknames of Bangkok: Adjectival(s): Demonym(s): Geography of Bangkok Bangkok is: a city Population of Bangkok: Area of Bangkok: Atlas of Bangkok...
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Champions Cup in their history. The club was originally formed as Bangkok University FC in 1988 as a team for students at Bangkok University's Rangsit Campus...
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร; RTGS: Krung Thep Maha Nakhon) (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok (also called Krung...
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"One Night in Bangkok" is a song from the concept album and subsequent musical Chess by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus. English actor and...
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The Bangkok Plot, also known as the Dap Chhuon Plot, was a late 1950s international conspiracy to topple Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. It was allegedly...
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Bangkok Airways plc (Thai: บางกอกแอร์เวย์ส) is a regional airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. It operates scheduled services to destinations in Thailand...
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The siege of Bangkok was a key event of the Siamese revolution of 1688, in which the Kingdom of Siam ousted the French from Siam. Following a coup d'état...
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Suvarnabhumi Airport (redirect from New Bangkok International Airport)
serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Located mostly in Racha Thewa subdistrict, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, it covers an area of 3,240 ha...
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Bangkok Hospital (Thai: โรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพ) is a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. It was opened in 1972 by a team of physicians, pharmacists and 30 nurses...
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ICAO: VTBD), known as Bangkok International Airport before 2006, is one of two international airports serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, the other...
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a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the British post office in Bangkok, Thailand. The earliest recorded mail from Bangkok dates back...
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BG Pathum United F.C. (redirect from Bangkok Glass)
which is a subsidiary of Bangkok Glass Public Company Limited. BG Pathum United participates in the Thai League 1. The nickname of BGPU, "The Rabbits",...
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northwest of Greater Bangkok. It was the first mass transit line to extend outside Bangkok. Both the Blue Line and Purple Line are operated by the Bangkok Expressway...
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Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is one of the world's top tourist destination cities. Each year, approximately 22.7 million international visitors arrive...
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The fortifications of Bangkok consist of several series of defensive structures built to protect the city during the late Ayutthaya to early Rattanakosin...
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the oversight of the Ministry of Defence. It was founded in 1865 as the Bangkok Dock Co by Captain John Bush, the harbour master of Bangkok, and was acquired...
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The Bangkok Conference was a conference held on 23 June 1942 by Indian Nationalist groups and local Indian Independence leagues at Bangkok to proclaim...
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Bangkok Yai (Thai: บางกอกใหญ่, pronounced [bāːŋ.kɔ̀ːk jàj]) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighbouring districts are (from north...
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Bangkok's Chinatown is one of the largest Chinatowns in the world. It was founded in 1782 when the city was established as the capital of the Rattanakosin...
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BTS Skytrain (redirect from Bangkok Elevated Rail)
elevated rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System PCL (BTSC), a subsidiary of BTS Group Holdings, under a concession...
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Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (Thai: ธนาคารกรุงเทพ, RTGS: Thanakhan Krung Thep) is one of the largest commercial banks in Thailand. Its branch network...
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is one of the oldest and largest private, non-profit universities in Thailand. Bangkok University began in the Kluay Nam Thai area of Bangkok. The university...
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(PDF) on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2017. "History of Bangkok International Motor Show". bangkok-motorshow.com (in Thai). Archived from the original...
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Thonburi (category History of Bangkok)
ธนบุรี) is an area of modern Bangkok. During the era of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, its location on the right (west) bank at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River...
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Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932) (redirect from Bangkok period)
[ráttāná(ʔ)kōːsǐn]), the Kingdom of Siam, or the Bangkok Empire, were names used to reference the fourth and current Thai kingdom in the history of Thailand (then known...
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The Bangkok Insurance Public Company Limited is a Thai insurance company based in Bangkok. The company is one of the leading insurance companies in the...
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portal History portal Dhamma Society Fund History of Bangkok History of Southeast Asia History of Isan History of the Thai Forest Tradition List of Thai...
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The Royal Bangkok Sports Club (RBSC, Thai: ราชกรีฑาสโมสร) is an exclusive sports club in Bangkok, Thailand, best known to the public for its horse racing...
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