Thai.
Name of a province (map)
and its capital seaport-city in South Thailand with a population of
around 84,000 and situated on the east coast of the Thai peninsula
950 kms from
Bangkok. Many
inhabitants speak
Yawi,
a Malay dialect. According to some, the city
name is derived from Singora, the former Yawi name of a nearby
mountain in the form of a
lion (singh),
today called Khao Daeng (Red Mountain). Other sources however claim
that the name is derived from the local ruler
Phraya
Wichian Khiri who was also known by the name ‘Bunsang of Songkhla’
and brought the city prosperity (a ‘victory’ over poverty) during
his reign from 1847 to 1865. Possibly the name is simply derived
from
Sankha, nowadays the city's
logo and a
Sanskrit word meaning ‘conch of victory’, referring to
its location near the sea and its victory over the land by building
the city. The province has sixteen
amphur.
See also
Songkhla data file.
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