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Trat province
Trat province (Thai: ตราด, pronounced [tràːt]), also spelt Trad province, is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat), and is located in the region of eastern Thailand. It borders Chanthaburi province to the northwest, and Cambodia's provinces of Pailin, Battamabang, Pursat, and Koh Kong to its north, northeast and east. To the south, it borders the Gulf of Thailand and the Pacific Ocean. It is the 15th smallest province of Thailand at 2,819 km2 (1,088 sq mi), and its 4th least populated province at 229,958 (2019). Its capital is Trat town.
During the Ayutthaya kingdom, Trat became an important location for trade. During the 1893 Paknam crisis, French soldiers occupied the province, with Siam handing over Trat to French colonial rule in return for Chanthaburi province. However, Trat was returned to Siam in 1907 in return for Siamese land along the Mekong river.
Trat is 315 km (196 mi) from Bangkok. The province also serves as a major center for fruit growing, gem mining and fishing in the region.
Trat is believed to be a corruption of krat (กราด) the Thai name for the tree Dipterocarpus intricatus, common to the region and used to make brooms. It is also spelt Trad.
In 1408, Chinese writer and voyager Ma Huan made one of the earliest references to the gems found in modern-day Chanthaburi and Trat provinces.
The history of Trat can be traced back to the early 17th century during the reign of King Prasat Thong of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Formerly known as Mueang Thung Yai, Trat has played an important role in the development of the country's stability and economy due to its strategic location. The town of Trat later become a community of Chinese merchants.
After the fall of Ayutthaya to the Burmese in 1767, Trat served as a checkpoint and buffer city and was responsible for providing provisions to King Taksin the Great before he moved his forces from Chanthaburi to Ayutthaya. King Taksin then succeeded in driving out the Burmese invaders, liberating the kingdom from foreign rule.
Beginning in the 1850s a gem rush began in modern-day Chanthaburi, Trat and Pailin provinces, resulting in an influx of immigrants from Burma who became the Kula people.
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Trat province
Trat province (Thai: ตราด, pronounced [tràːt]), also spelt Trad province, is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat), and is located in the region of eastern Thailand. It borders Chanthaburi province to the northwest, and Cambodia's provinces of Pailin, Battamabang, Pursat, and Koh Kong to its north, northeast and east. To the south, it borders the Gulf of Thailand and the Pacific Ocean. It is the 15th smallest province of Thailand at 2,819 km2 (1,088 sq mi), and its 4th least populated province at 229,958 (2019). Its capital is Trat town.
During the Ayutthaya kingdom, Trat became an important location for trade. During the 1893 Paknam crisis, French soldiers occupied the province, with Siam handing over Trat to French colonial rule in return for Chanthaburi province. However, Trat was returned to Siam in 1907 in return for Siamese land along the Mekong river.
Trat is 315 km (196 mi) from Bangkok. The province also serves as a major center for fruit growing, gem mining and fishing in the region.
Trat is believed to be a corruption of krat (กราด) the Thai name for the tree Dipterocarpus intricatus, common to the region and used to make brooms. It is also spelt Trad.
In 1408, Chinese writer and voyager Ma Huan made one of the earliest references to the gems found in modern-day Chanthaburi and Trat provinces.
The history of Trat can be traced back to the early 17th century during the reign of King Prasat Thong of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Formerly known as Mueang Thung Yai, Trat has played an important role in the development of the country's stability and economy due to its strategic location. The town of Trat later become a community of Chinese merchants.
After the fall of Ayutthaya to the Burmese in 1767, Trat served as a checkpoint and buffer city and was responsible for providing provisions to King Taksin the Great before he moved his forces from Chanthaburi to Ayutthaya. King Taksin then succeeded in driving out the Burmese invaders, liberating the kingdom from foreign rule.
Beginning in the 1850s a gem rush began in modern-day Chanthaburi, Trat and Pailin provinces, resulting in an influx of immigrants from Burma who became the Kula people.
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