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Bangkok (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 13 45 14 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 13.7530 decimal degrees |
| Long: 100 30 05 E degrees minutes |
Long: 100.5010 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located above the mouth of the Chao Phraya river; old city built on pontoons with canals; site of hundreds of Buddhist temples; agricultural village until used as a stronghold against the Burmese in 1767; frequently bombed by Allies 1944-1945. Coextensive with Krung Thep Mahanakhon province; a 1,565 sq km area located astride the Chao Phraya river, comprising residential, commercial, industrial, administrative and agricultural areas. |
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| Krung Thep (preferred,C,V,Thai (transliterated))
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| Bangkok (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Bankok Metropolis (C,O)
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| Krung Thep Mahanakhon (C,V,Thai (transliterated))
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| กรุงเทพฯ (C,V)
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| Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (C,U,O,Thai (transliterated)-P)
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| TH40 (C,U,FIPS)
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| กรุงเทพมหานคร (C,U,Thai-P)
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| Phra Nakhon (H,V)
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developed as stronghold against the Burmese in the 18th cen. |
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grew after 1767 |
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established 1782 |
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before 1767 |
| region (administrative division) (H) |
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| former administrative division (C) |
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Thailand .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [1000142] |
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