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	Thailand Hotels Directory - Cheap hotel resorts, Thailand Travel Guide
		Koh Samui is Thailand's third largest island and the largest in the south-east of the Gulf of Thailand.
		Krabi is on the Andaman Sea coast of southwest Thailand between 7' 30' and 8' 30' north latitude, and 98' 30' and 99' 30' west longitude, total area is 4,709 square kilometers.
		Chiang Mai is the pro-vincial capital of a largely mountainous province, also called Chiang Mai, which is some 20,000 square kilometres in area.
	www.thaihotelslinks.com (463 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:Asia:Thailand:Provinces
		Chaiyaphum is a province and town in the Isan region of Thailand.
		Kalasin is a province and town in the Isan region of Thailand.
		Province in the north of Thailand, in the Yom river valley.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Asia/Thailand/Provinces/desc.html (749 words)

	Provinces of Thailand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bangkok is both the province with the highest population and the highest population density.
		The provinces were administrated either by a governor, which was appointed by the king; or by a local ruling family, who were descendants of the old local kings and princes of that area and had been given this privilege by the central king.
		New provinces were created when the population of an area outgrew the administration, but also for political reasons if a governor became too dominant in a region former satellite cities were elevated to provincial status, as in the founding of the Maha Sarakham Province.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Provinces_of_Thailand (1040 words)

	Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west.
		Thailand's origin is traditionally tied to the short-lived kingdom of Sukhothai founded in 1238, after which the larger kingdom of Ayutthaya was established in the mid-14th century.
		Provinces are further subdivided into 795 districts (Amphoe), 81 sub-districts (King Amphoe) and 50 districts of Bangkok (khet) (number are for 2000), and furthermore into 7,236 communes (Tambon), 55,746 villages (Muban), 123 municipalities (Tesaban), and 729 sanitation districts (Sukhaphiban) (numbers are for 1984).
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/t/th/thailand.html (984 words)

	Surat Thani Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Surat Thani (often in short Surat, Thai สุราษฎร์ธานี) is the largest of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand.
		Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Krabi, Phang Nga and Ranong.
		Geographically the center of the province is the coastal plain of the Tapi river, mostly grassland and some mangrove.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Surat_Thani_Province (719 words)

	Provinces of Thailand
		Thailand is divided into 76 provinces (Thai: จังหวัด, changwat, singular and plural), which are grouped into 5 groups of provinces - sometimes the East and Central are grouped together.
		The provinces were administrated either by a governor, which was appointed by the king; or by a local ruling family, who were descendants of the old local kings and princes of that area and had been given this privilege by the central king.
		New provinces were created when the population of an area outgrew the administration, but also for political reasons if a governor became too dominant in a region former satellite cities were elevated to provincial status, as in the founding of the Maha Sarakham province.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/p/pr/provinces_of_thailand.html (990 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Thai Rak Thai Party (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A native of Sa Kaeo province, Sanoh in the 1990s built a political empire that came to dominate several border provinces in eastern and northeastern Thailand.
		Chon Buri (Thai à¸Šà¸¥à¸šà¸¸à¸£à¸µ) is a province (changwat) of Thailand.
		Surin (Thai à¸ªà¸¸à¸£à¸´à¸™à¸—à¸£à¹Œ) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Thai-Rak-Thai-Party (2850 words)

	Thailand southern provinces
		The province is rich in historical significance worth studying, including impressive customs and traditions, as well as natural scenic beauty of its streams and falls, 170 km long golden beaches along the gulf and the wonderful hospitality of the local people, all of which combine to draw thousands of visitors to the province annually.
		It is bordering Phetchaburi to the north, Chumporn to the south, Gulf of Thailand to the east, and The Union of Myanmar to the west.
		Satun is a province in the South of Thailand that borders Malaysia.
	www.trekthailand.net /p4 (1418 words)

	Sing Buri Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sing Buri (Thai สิงห์บุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand.
		Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Sawan, Lopburi, Ang Thong, Suphanburi and Chainat.
		Formerly the province separated into 3 small provinces - Inburi, Promburi and Singburi - which were unified by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1895.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Sing_Buri_Province (263 words)

	provinces of thailand (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The provinces were administrated either by a governor, which was appointed by the king; or by a local ruling family, whom were descendants of the old local kings and princes of that area and had been given this privilege by the central king.
		The fourth class were provinces near the capital, the third class were provinces which were created recently by splitting them from other provinces.
		New provinces were created when the population of an area outgrew the administration, but also for political reasons if a governor becomes too dominant in a region former satellite cities were elevated to provincial status, like in the founding of the Maha Sarakham province.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Provinces_of_Thailand.html (1041 words)

	Thailand (10/05)
		Thailand's foreign policy includes support for ASEAN in the interest of regional stability and emphasis on a close and longstanding security relationship with the United States.
		Thailand continues to be a key security ally in Asia, along with Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea.
		Thailand's stability and independence are important to the maintenance of peace in the region.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2814.htm (4028 words)

	Samut Sakhon Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Samut Sakhon (Thai สมุทรสาคร) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand.
		Neighboring provinces are (from the southwest clockwise) Samut Songkhram, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Pathom and Bangkok.
		Samut Sakhon is located at the mouth of the Tha Chin Klong river, a distributary of the Chao Phraya river, to the Gulf of Thailand.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Samut_Sakhon_Province (276 words)

	Thailand Islamic Insurgency
		A wave of attacks in southern Thailand forced the government to stop blaming "bandits" and acknowledge, for the first time in decades, that separatist militants were operating in the country.
		Thailand suffered a number of bombings throughout 2001, many believed by authorities to be the work of Islamic extremists in those countries; few arrests have been made, however.
		Thailand faced renewed violence in the southern provinces since 2001, largely blamed on former Muslim insurgents who have turned to banditry.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/thailand2.htm (2399 words)

	Provinces of Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The monthon were dissolved again when Thailand became a democracy in 1932.
		The youngest province are Srakaeo, Nong Bua Lam Phu and Amnat Charoen, which were created in 1993.
		The provinces are administrated by a governor, who is appointed by the Ministry of the Interior.
	www.usapedia.com /p/provinces-of-thailand.html (216 words)

	Northern Thailand provinces
		The province is bordering with Chiang Mai to the north, Lampang and Tak to the south, Lampang to the east, Chiang Mai and Tak to the west.
		Maehongson is in the jungles of Northern Thailand, near the Myanmar Border.
		A quiet and tranquil province, Nan nestles in a verdant valley in northern Thailand.
	www.trekthailand.net /p1 (1534 words)

	Thailand (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The official calendar in Thailand is based on the Buddhist Era, which is 543 years ahead of the western calendar.
		Thailand is also a major destination for fascinating tourist visiting places in the South-east Asia, for instance, the beautiful Southern and Eastern seasides and islands, the Northern waterfalls and botanic gardens, as well as, Sukhothai: the UNESCO world heritage site in 1961.
		Thailand's population is dominated by ethnic Thai and Lao, the latter concentrated in the northeastern Isan region and making up around one third of the population.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/T/Thailand.htm (1346 words)

	Thailand Terror (Site not responding. Last check: )
		That is how one observer has described Thailand’s five Muslim provinces, located in the country’s southern panhandle next to Malaysia, where a bloody outburst of Islamist terrorism has already occurred this year.
		Thailand’s five southern provinces (Satun, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat), however, are 85 percent Muslim and home to most of the country’s four million Muslims.
		Thailand’s defense minister even told a cabinet meeting after the attack that Muslim extremists planned to capture one of the five southern provinces within a thousand days.
	www.frontpagemag.com /articles/Printable.asp?ID=11857 (860 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > List of provinces of Thailand by population
		This is a list of the provinces of Thailand in order of their total population.
		The data are from the National Statistical Office of Thailand, based upon the national census of 2000, continued for 2001.
		List of provinces of Thailand by population density
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/li/List_of_provinces_of_Thailand_by_population (96 words)

	Pro-Active Measures towards Reconciliation in the Southern Provinces of Thailand
		The Government conducted a survey in the southern provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Songkhla, which was concluded on 11 June 04, to address the developmental concerns of the local residents.
		Muzadi blamed the violence in the southern provinces of Thailand on the distortion of Islamic teachings and highlighted the importance of empowering the moderate Muslims through the promotion of education.
		Thailand fully supports and embraces initiatives such as the Asia Middle-East Dialogue (AMED) and ASEM Interfaith Dialogue which are global efforts to promote a culture of peace and building interfaith harmony within the International community.
	www.thaiembdc.org /info/proactivesothernthailand.html (2184 words)

	Provinces of Thailand
		Many provinces date back to semi-independent local chiefdoms or kingdoms, which made up the Ayutthaya kingdom as well as Lannathai.
		The monthon were dissolved when Thailand became a democracy in 1932, making the provinces the top level administrative division.
		The highest number of provinces was around 85 in 1915, afterwards several provinces were merged together.
	www.fact-index.com /p/pr/provinces_of_thailand.html (290 words)

	Moss Checklist of Thailand
		Thailand is administratively divided into seventy-three districts (new provinces) (Map 2) (LePoer 1989).
		Botanically, Thailand is included in the Indochinese subdivision of the continental southeast Asiatic region according to the recent floristic divisions of the earth (Good 1974).
		Geographical units used for recording the distribution of mosses in Thailand are shown in Map 3 and Map 4.
	www.mobot.org /MOBOT/moss/Thailand/geograph.htm (822 words)

	Central Thailand provinces
		Sakaeo is a newly established province upgraded from Amphoe Sakaeo of Prachinburi Province in 1993.
		Saraburi, a province in the upper central region of Thailand is rich in tourist attraction including natural sites, artifacts, festivals,temples as well as historical sites.It is located 108 km north of Bangkok and 65 km from Ayutthaya.
		The province is also the source of red sapphire, fine shrimp paste and sweet rakum, a kind of palm of genus Zalacca with sweet and acid taste.
	www.trekthailand.net /p3 (2852 words)

	The 76 Provinces of Thailand
		Known by Thais as Isaan (prounced ee-san), the sprawling Northeast Plateau is bordered to the north and east by the Mekong River and Laos, and to the south largely by Kampuchea (Cambodia).
		Isaan is arguably the least developed region of Thailand, farming being the occupation of a large proportion of its inhabitants.
		Geographically, southern Thailand extends through the Kra Isthmus from Chumphon, 460 kilometres south of Bangkok, to the Thai-Malaysian border, and is bordered in the east by the Gulf of Thailand, to the west by the Indian Ocean.
	www.thaiwebsites.com /provinces (1217 words)

	Thai, Malaysian Leaders Seek Peace in Southern Thailand
		Thailand's prime minister has met with Malaysian leaders and pledged to peacefully end an insurgency in Thailand's southern provinces.
		Muslims account for a majority of the population in the three most southern provinces, although Thailand's overall population is overwhelmingly Buddhist.
		There have been longstanding complaints of discrimination against Muslims in the provinces, which are among the country's poorest.
	www.voanews.com /english/2006-10-18-voa11.cfm (531 words)

	Rapid Health Response, Assessment, and Surveillance After a Tsunami --- Thailand, 2004--2005
		A small hospital on the island of Koh Phi Phi in Krabi Province was destroyed by the tsunami, and four health clinics in coastal villages and islands were severely damaged or destroyed.
		Active surveillance was initiated in all 20 districts in the six provinces impacted by the tsunami.
		Thailand has a well-developed public health infrastructure that provides residents with more than 90% of their health care.
	www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5403a1.htm (2003 words)

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