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Krabi Province

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Krabi (กระบี่) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the shore of the Strait of Malacca. [1]

64 relations: Alstonia macrophylla, Amphoe, Andaman Sea, Ao Luek District, Bangkok, Chiang Mai Province, Chonburi Province, Chulalongkorn, Coal pollution mitigation, Cyclone, Duopoly, Edible bird's nest, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Gulf of Thailand, Human Development Index, Indian Ocean, ISO 3166-2:TH, Khao Phanom District, Khlong Thom District, Ko Lanta District, Ko Phi Phi Don, Ko Phi Phi Le, Krabi, Krabi International Airport, Krabi–krabong, Lam Thap District, Limestone, List of sovereign states, Moken, Muban, Mueang Krabi District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Natural rubber, Nuea Khlong District, Palm oil, Phang Nga Bay, Phang Nga Province, Phet Kasem Road, Phi Phi Islands, Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahitsaraphakdi, Phuket Province, Plai Phraya District, Prachinburi Province, Provinces of Thailand, Rai (unit), Railay Beach, Seals of the provinces of Thailand, Stalactite, Stalagmite, ..., Strait of Malacca, Surat Thani Province, Swiftlet, Tambon, Thai baht, Thai Rath, Thailand, Tham Hua Kalok, The Beach (film), Time in Thailand, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Trang Province, Watt, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Expand index (14 more) »

Alstonia macrophylla

Alstonia macrophylla or Hard alstonia, Hard milkwood or Big-leaved macrophyllum is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family.

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Amphoe

An amphoe (sometimes also amphur, อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand.

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Andaman Sea

The Andaman Sea is a marginal sea of the eastern Indian Ocean separated from the Bay of Bengal (to its west) by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and touching Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and the Malay Peninsula.

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Ao Luek District

Ao Luek is a district (amphoe) in Krabi Province, Thailand.

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Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Thailand.

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Chiang Mai Province

Chiang Mai (เชียงใหม่,; ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉᩲ᩠ᨾ᩵) is the second-largest province (changwat) of Thailand.

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Chonburi Province

Chonburi is an eastern province (changwat) of Thailand.

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Chulalongkorn

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poraminthra Maha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua (พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาจุฬาลงกรณ์ พระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว), or Rama V (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri.

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Coal pollution mitigation

Coal pollution mitigation, often referred to by the public relations term clean coal, is a series of systems and technologies that seek to mitigate the pollution and other environmental effects normally associated with the burning (though not the mining or processing) of coal, which is widely regarded as the dirtiest of the common fuels for industrial processes and power generation.

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Cyclone

In meteorology, a cyclone is a large scale air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure.

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Duopoly

A duopoly (from Greek δύο, duo (two) + πωλεῖν, polein (to sell)) is a form of oligopoly where only two sellers exist in one market.

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Edible bird's nest

Edible bird's nests are bird nests created by edible-nest swiftlets using solidified saliva, which are harvested for human consumption.

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Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT; (การไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย) is a state enterprise, managed by the Ministry of Energy, responsible for electric power generation and transmission as well as bulk electric energy sales in Thailand. EGAT, established on 1 May 1969, is the largest power producer in Thailand, owning and operating power plants at 45 sites across the country with a total installed capacity of 15,548 MW. EGAT's monopoly position in Thailand's electrical energy market has been challenged by critics as influential as a former energy minister and other government members are on the board. It has been criticised as inefficient and an impediment to the development of renewable energy sources.

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Gulf of Thailand

The Gulf of Thailand, formerly the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet in the western part of the South China and Eastern Archipelagic Seas, a marginal body of water in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Human Development Index

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic (composite index) of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

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Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface).

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ISO 3166-2:TH

ISO 3166-2:TH is the entry for Thailand in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

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Khao Phanom District

Khao Phanom (เขาพนม) is a district (amphoe) in Krabi Province, Thailand.

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Khlong Thom District

Khlong Thom (คลองท่อม) is a district (amphoe) in Krabi Province, Thailand.

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Ko Lanta District

Ko Lanta (เกาะลันตา) is a district (amphoe) in Krabi Province, Thailand.

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Ko Phi Phi Don

Ko Phi Phi Don (เกาะพีพีดอน) is the largest of the islands in the Ko Phi Phi archipelago, in Thailand.

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Ko Phi Phi Le

Ko Phi Phi Le or Ko Phi Phi Leh (เกาะพีพีเล) is an island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, in the Strait of Malacca.

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Krabi

Krabi (กระบี่) is the main town in the province of Krabi (thesaban mueang) on the west coast of southern Thailand at the mouth of the Krabi River where it empties in Phang Nga Bay.

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Krabi International Airport

Krabi International Airport (ท่าอากาศยานกระบี่), is the international airport serving Krabi, Thailand.

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Krabi–krabong

Krabi-Krabong (กระบี่กระบอง) is a weapon-based martial art from Thailand.

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Lam Thap District

Lam Thap (ลำทับ) is a district (amphoe) of Krabi Province, southern Thailand.

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Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Moken

The Moken (also Mawken or Morgan;; translit) are an Austronesian people of the Mergui Archipelago, a group of approximately 800 islands claimed by both Burma and Thailand.

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Muban

Muban (หมู่บ้าน) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand.

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Mueang Krabi District

Mueang Krabi (เมืองกระบี่) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Krabi Province in southern Thailand.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom

Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom (Kingdom of Ligor) was one of the major constituent city states (mueang) of the Siamese kingdoms of Sukhothai and later Ayutthaya and controlled a sizeable part of the Malay peninsula.

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Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Nakhon Si Thammarat (นครศรีธรรมราช,; often shortened to Nakhon), is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand.

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Natural rubber

Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds, plus water.

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Nuea Khlong District

Nuea Khlong (เหนือคลอง) is a district (amphoe) in Krabi Province, Thailand.

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Palm oil

Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms, primarily the African oil palm Elaeis guineensis, and to a lesser extent from the American oil palm Elaeis oleifera and the maripa palm Attalea maripa.

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Phang Nga Bay

Phang Nga Bay (อ่าวพังงา) is a 400 km2 bay in the Strait of Malacca between the island of Phuket and the mainland of the Malay peninsula of southern Thailand.

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Phang Nga Province

Phang Nga (พังงา) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the shore of the Andaman Sea to the west and Phang Nga Bay to the south.

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Phet Kasem Road

Phet Kasem Road or Thailand Route 4 is one of the four major highways in Thailand, along with Phahonyothin Road (Route 1), Mittraphap Road (Route 2), and Sukhumvit Road (Route 3).

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Phi Phi Islands

The Phi Phi Islands (หมู่เกาะพีพี) are an island group in Thailand, between the large island of Phuket and the west Strait of Malacca coast of the mainland.

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Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahitsaraphakdi

Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahitsaraphakdi (พระยารัษฎานุประดิษฐ์มหิศรภักดี; 1857–1913, born Khaw Sim Bee (คอซิมบี๊) was a Thai provincial administrator. He was the youngest of the six sons of Khaw Soo Cheang, a trader from Zhangzhou in China. As a member of the Khaw na Ranong family which held the governor's post in Ranong for generations, Khaw was assigned to become governor of Trang in 1890. His most significant contribution was the introduction of the rubber tree to Thailand, which at his time was only grown in Malaysia. It has since become one of the major crops of Thailand. He also initiated the connection of Trang with Nakhon Si Thammarat and Phatthalung by road as well as the railroad connection to Nakhon Si Thammarat, one of the first railroads of Thailand. In 1902, he was assigned to become the commissioner of Monthon Phuket and held the post until his death in 1913. A monument commemorating him was erected in the city of Trang. In 1992, he was also honored as one of the five most distinguished government officials in administration.

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Phuket Province

Phuket (ภูเก็ต,, Talang or Tanjung Salang) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand.

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Plai Phraya District

Plai Phraya (ปลายพระยา) is a district (amphoe) in Krabi Province, Thailand.

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Prachinburi Province

Prachinburi Province (ปราจีนบุรี) is a province (changwat) of Thailand.

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Provinces of Thailand

Thailand is a unitary state that is divided into 76 provinces (จังหวัด) and two special administrative areas, one representing the capital Bangkok and another the city of Pattaya.

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Rai (unit)

A rai (ไร่) is a unit of area, equal to 1 square sen or 1,600 square metres (40 m × 40 m or 0.16 hectares), and is used in measuring land area for a cadastre or cadastral map.

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Railay Beach

Railay (อ่าวไร่เลย์), also known as Rai Leh, is a large peninsula between the city of Krabi and Ao Nang in Thailand.

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Seals of the provinces of Thailand

This is a list of the seals of the provinces of Thailand (ตราประจำจังหวัดของไทย).

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Stalactite

A stalactite (from the Greek stalasso, (σταλάσσω), "to drip", and meaning "that which drips") is a type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or manmade structures such as bridges and mines.

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Stalagmite

A stalagmite (or; from the Greek σταλαγμίτης -, from σταλαγμίας -, "dropping, trickling") is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling drippings.

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Strait of Malacca

The Strait of Malacca (Selat Melaka, Selat Malaka; Jawi: سلت ملاک) or Straits of Malacca is a narrow, stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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Surat Thani Province

Surat Thani (สุราษฎร์ธานี), often shortened to Surat, is the largest of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand.

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Swiftlet

Swiftlets are birds contained within the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus and Collocalia.

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Tambon

Tambon (ตำบล) is a local governmental unit in Thailand.

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Thai baht

The baht (บาท,; sign: ฿; code: THB) is the currency of Thailand.

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Thai Rath

Thai Rath (ไทยรัฐ, lit. Thai State or Thai Nation) is a daily newspaper in the Thai published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.

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Tham Hua Kalok

Tham Hua Kalok (ถ้ำหัวกะโหลก, literally Skull Cave, also named Tham Phi Hua To ถ้ำผีหัวโต) is a cave in Ao Luek District near Phang Nga Bay in southern Thailand.

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The Beach (film)

The Beach is a 2000 English-language drama film directed by Danny Boyle and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland, which was adapted for the film by John Hodge.

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Time in Thailand

Thailand follows UTC+7, which is seven hours ahead of UTC.

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Tourism Authority of Thailand

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) (การท่องเที่ยวแห่งประเทศไทย) is an organization of Thailand under the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

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Trang Province

Trang (ตรัง), also called Mueang Thap Thiang, is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand, on the west side of the Malay Peninsula facing the Strait of Malacca.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is a unit of power.

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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on 26 December with the epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krabi_Province

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