Archaeological excavations on the isthmus between Lake Songkhla and the sea reveal that in the 10th through the 14th century this was a major urbanized area, and a center of international maritime trade, in particular with Quanzhou in China. Songkhla was not initially affected by the outbreak of Pattani Separatism, which began in 2004. The districts of Chana (Malay: Chenok), Thepa (Malay: Tiba) were detached from Mueang Pattani and transferred to Songkhla during the Thesaphiban reforms around 1900. Nutwara Seangwarin Email: [email protected], Chalengpot Boonsue Email: [email protected]. Department of Fisheries has bestowed artificial coral reefs to the governors of Songkhla province and Narathiwat province. SongkhlaFactory GrandOpening2558 Grand Opening Thai Luxe Factory, Songkhla Province, 24 July 2015. In July 2015 the governor of Songkhla Province sent 1500 troops and police along with a razor wire barrier to block a protest from nearing the building where a two-day public hearing on the project was being held. during 1619-1642, the governor of Songkhla was Muslim. Keep an eye out for those from the risk area. The province is on the Malay Peninsula, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand.The highest elevation is Khao Mai Kaeo at 821 meters. สงขลา เอฟซีเตรียมส่งทีมลุย TA ซีซั่นหน้า", "10 เหตุผลที่"เงือกสมิหลา"ใช้สนามติณเป็นรังเหย้า", "เงือกสมิหลา สงขลาเอฟซี กับการมาสู่เส้นทางลีกอาชีพภาคใหม่ของทีมประจำจังหวัด", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Songkhla_Province&oldid=999202001, Articles with dead external links from July 2020, Wikipedia articles with style issues from May 2015, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox settlement with no coordinates, Articles containing Southern Thai-language text, Articles containing Malay (macrolanguage)-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2015, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2008, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2018, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Songkhla Governor Jaruwat Kliangklao has barred civil service and government officials from leaving the province to prevent the spread of Covid-19. This shallow lake covers an area of 1,040 km2, and has a south–north extent of 78 kilometers. Also famous for the island is the local jackfruit variant named Jampada. The southern 1,140 m connects Mueang district with the island Ko Yo, and the northern part of 1,800 m to Ban Khao Khiao. National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has taken over this task since 2017.[4]. Songkhla's revival came in the late eighteenth century, when a Chinese trader named Yieng Ho was granted the right to collect bird nests (as in bird nest soup) around the Thale Sap. [citation needed], As of 26 November 2019 there are:[15] one Songkhla Provincial Administration Organisation (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and 48 municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. As of late 2014 the Songkhla plan was at the public hearing stage, which was expected to be completed by the mid-2015. Fax: 026-2222320 [13] People claiming to be of Malay ethnicity make up a minority among the Muslim populace. It is a junction for the railway link to Malaysia through Padang Besar Town, where there are two stations: Padang Besar (Thai) on the Thai side and Padang Besar on the Malay side. Hon. Photo: PR Phuket PHUKET: Wongsakorn Nunchukan, who has served as a Phuket Vice Governor since Oct 1 last year, has been transferred out of Phuket among the regular annual transfers announced each year. In the 18th century many Chinese immigrants, especially from Guangdong and Fujian, came to the province.Quickly rising to economic wealth, one of them won the bidding for the major tax farm of the province in 1769, establishing the Na Songkhla (from Songkhla) family as the most wealthy and influential.In 1777 the family also gained political power, when the old governor was dismissed and … In the past, a railway line connected the town of Songkhla with Hat Yai, but it was closed in 1978 and is now partly dismantled and partly overgrown.[18]. The other route from Hat Yai Junction goes further south to Pattani (Khok Pho), Yala, Tanyong Mat and Su-ngai Kolok. In September or October at the Chinese Lunar festival the Thai-Chinese present their offerings to the moon or Queen of the heavens in gratitude for past and future fortunes. In 1777 the family also gained political power, when the old governor was dismissed and Luang Inthakhiri (Yiang, Chinese name Wu Rang (呉譲)) became the new governor. It is celebrated with Buddha boat processions or sports events like a run up Khao Tang Kuan hill. The origin of the conch shell is unclear, but the most widely adopted interpretation is that it was a decoration on the jacket of the Prince of Songkhla. Rising up like an Indo-Asian mirage, the Central Mosque of Songkhla Province – dubbed Thailand's Taj Mahal – is a commanding nod to the region's historic Muslim … It can be reached via the road to The National Coastal Aquaculture Institute. Thank you to the Deputy Governor of Songkhla province who comes to support Ban Makham coffee shop. (In standard Malay, this would be pantai ini. In the north of the province is Songkhla lake, the largest natural lake in Thailand.This shallow lake covers an area of 1,040 km², and has a south-north extent of 78 kilometers. Since 2003, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand has tracked progress on human development at sub-national level using the Human achievement index (HAI), a composite index covering all the eight key areas of human development. Neighboring provinces are (from east clockwise) Satun, Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pattani, and Yala. [6] Khao Nam Khang, is also in the boundary mountains. This refers to a lion-shaped mountain near the city of Songkhla. Most of the group were from Bangladesh. The family's former home was converted into the Songkhla National Museum in 1953. The flood situation in the province has begun to resolve after the heavy rains eased. Wash hands often. )Another suggestion is that it derives from a Sanskrit word pathini, meaning "virgin nymph"; Pathini was the name of a daughter of Merong Mahawangsa, founder of the preceding Langkasuka Empire. Power generation accounts for 45 billion baht. As of 2018[update], the provisions of Thailand's Internal Security Act remain imposed on the districts of Chana, Na Thawi, Saba Yoi, and Thepha for reasons of national security. Songklanagarind Hospital is also another major hospital located in Hat Yai, but is operated by the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University which is the largest medical school in the South of Thailand. To the south it borders Kedah and Perlis of Malaysia. The name Thepha is a Thai language corruption of tiba, its original name, meaning 'arrive' in Malay.. History. Then, Phatthalung took control of it. Today the mansion is the residence of the Songkhla Provincial Governor. Songkhla (Thai: สงขลา, pronounced [sǒŋ.kʰlǎː], Southern Thai: สงขลา, pronounced [soŋ.kʰlaː], Malay: Singgora) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. While trying to swim ashore, both the cat and the mouse drowned and became the two islands; the dog reached the beach, then died and become the hill Khao Tang Kuan. 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