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Ko Kret
Ko Kret ( th, เกาะเกร็ด, ) is a small island in the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. It is around long and wide with an area of over 4.2 square kilometers. It has seven main villages, the largest and most populous being Ban Mon. The island is best known for Thai-Mon people who make pottery for a living. The island is served by ferries. History Ko Kret was originally a meander located on Chao Phraya River. Due to Chao Praya river's curvy path, ships often take longer time to reach Ayutthaya, Siam's capital at the time. During the reign of King Thaisa, His majesty wanted to reduce shipping time and improve the kingdom's economy. Thus, he planned a canal which would bypass the meander and act as a shortcut for maritime transport. According to the Ayutthaya chronicles, the canal was dug in 1722, requiring around 10,000 men and taking over a month to complete. After the canal was dug, shipping to Ayutthaya became faster and the canal was called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wat Paramaiyikawat
Wat Paramaiyikawat Warawihan ( th, วัดปรมัยยิกาวาส วรวิหาร) or simple known as Wat Paramaiyikawat (วัดปรมัยยิกาวาส) is an ancient Buddhist temple located on Ko Kret, Nonthaburi Province, central Thailand rim Chao Phraya River. The temple is classified as the second rank of royal temple. It is believed that it was built in the late Ayutthaya period after begin of Ko Kret. At that time it was called "Wat Pak Ao" (วัดปากอ่าว), which means "estuary temple" according to the location. In 1764, when the Burmese occupied the city during the fall of Ayutthaya. The temple was left empty, until 1774 when the Mons immigrated in the King Taksin's reign who ordered to restore the temple which Mons call "Pia Moo Kia Terng" (เภี่ยมู้เกี้ยเติ้ง), which means "temple at the cape". In 1874, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) presided over the '' Thot Kathin'' (ทอดกฐ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masjid
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, including outdoor courtyards. The first mosques were simple places of prayer for Muslims, and may have been open spaces rather than buildings. In the first stage of Islamic architecture, 650-750 CE, early mosques comprised open and closed covered spaces enclosed by walls, often with minarets from which calls to prayer were issued. Mosque buildings typically contain an ornamental niche ('' mihrab'') set into the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca (''qiblah''), ablution facilities. The pulpit ('' minbar''), from which the Friday (jumu'ah) sermon (''khutba'') is delivered, was in earlier times characteristic of the central city mosque, but has since become common in smaller mosques. Mosques typically have segregated spaces for men a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places On The Chao Phraya River
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Islands Of Thailand
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Car-free Zones In Asia
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Car-free can refer to several things: *Pedestrian zones *Car-free movement *carfree city - a population center that relies primarily on public transport, walking, or cycling for transport within the urban area. See also *Carree (name) Carree is a surname. Notable people with this name include the following: * Franciscus Carree (ca. 1630 - 1669), Dutch painter *Isaac Carree (born 1973), American musician * Michiel Carree (1657 – 1727), Dutch painter See also *Carré (surname) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Nonthaburi Province
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of Thailand
This is a list of islands of Thailand. Thailand has hundreds of islands both in the Gulf of Thailand and in the Andaman Sea. The islands of the central Gulf of Thailand are mostly located near the coast. Formerly most of the islands in Thailand were uninhabited, but in recent times many have been developed for tourism. Some of the island groups in Thailand come in clusters of numerous individual islands: Phang Nga Bay has 67, the Mu Ko Chang National Park has 52, Tarutao National Marine Park has 51, and Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park has 42. Notes: # In Thai, the names of islands are usually preceded with the word ''ko'' (Thai เกาะ), the Thai word for ''island''. This word is often alternately romanized as ''koh'', ''go'' or ''goh''. English language references to the names of the Thai islands should not have an additional "island" added to their names, or else the ''ko'' should be left off. For example, "Ko Phi Phi Island" would be redundant, since "Ko Phi Phi" alrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rama IV Bridge
Rama IV Bridge ( th, สะพานพระราม ๔, , ) is a bridge over Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ... in the area of Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province, Bangkok Metropolitan Region, outskirts Bangkok. Rama IV Bridge is a bridge across Chao Phraya River, connecting Bang Tanai and Pak Kret Subdistricts in Pak Kret District, northeastern Nonthaburi Province. It is not related to Rama IV Road in Bangkok in any way. The bridge has been built since the end of 2003 by the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) to alleviate traffic, and considered part of Chaeng Watthana Road (Highway 304) and Chaiyaphruek Road. Total budget is used 1,511.72 million Thai baht, baht. The construction was completed in late 2006. King Bhumibol (Rama IX) named it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpinia Nigra
''Alpinia nigra'' (synonyms ''Alpinia allughas'' Retz. and ''Zingiber nigrum'' Gaertn.) is a medium-sized herb belonging to the ginger family. The rhizome is well known in many Asian cultures as a medicinal and culinary item. In many Asian tribal communities it is a part of the diet along with rice. It is endemic to south-east Asia including Bhutan, China, India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Burma and Sri Lanka. In India it is found mainly in the hillocks and riversides of northeastern states such as Assam, Mizoram and Tripura. Description ''Alpinia nigra'' is a biennial herbaceous plant. It is morphologically characterized by the presence of a rhizome, simple, wide-brim leaves protected by showy bracts, and terminal inflorescences. It has a soft, leafy stem about 1.5–3 m high. Leaves are sessile or subsessile, elongated and pointed at the end. Its leaves are single cotyledons, shaped to look like a pike, about 7–9 cm wide, and about 20–40 cm long. The fruit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fishcake
A fishcake (sometimes written as fish cake) is a culinary dish consisting of filleted fish or other seafood minced or ground, mixed with a starchy ingredient, and fried until golden. Asian-style fishcakes usually contain fish with salt, water, starch, and egg. They can include a combination of fish paste and surimi. European-style fishcakes are similar to a croquette, consisting of filleted fish or other seafood with potato patty, sometimes coated in breadcrumbs or batter. Fishcakes as defined in the Oxford Dictionary of Food and Nutrition are chopped or minced fish mixed with potato, egg and flour with seasonings of onions, peppers and sometimes herbs. The fishcake has been seen as a way of using up leftovers that might otherwise be thrown away. In Mrs Beeton's 19th century publication '' Book of Household Management'', her recipe for fishcakes calls for "leftover fish" and "cold potatoes". More modern recipes have added to the dish, suggesting ingredients such as smoked salmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khao Chae
Khao chae ( th, ข้าวแช่, ) is "rice soaked in cool water". "Khao" means "rice" and "chae" means "to soak". Around the time of King Rama II, the recipe was adapted from a Mon dish and then modified. It was meant to be made and consumed in the hot season, from mid-March to the end of April. Ice was not then available in Thailand, so the water was kept cool during hot season by putting it in an earthenware vessel in a shaded place. Some old recipes call for the use of camphor to cool the dish. History The Mon people prepare this dish, known as Thingyan rice in Burmese, during the Songkran (Thingyan) Festival as part of their Thai's New year. When khao chae was introduced to Thailand during the reign of King Rama II, it was considered "royal cuisine" and not available to the public. According to Thai celebrity chef McDang, who grew up in a Bangkok palace, it's "the only Thai dish that can truly be considered 'royal Thai cuisine'." Some of the most famous neighborhoods i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pottery
Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made by a ''potter'' is also called a ''pottery'' (plural "potteries"). The definition of ''pottery'', used by the ASTM International, is "all fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed, except technical, structural, and refractory products". In art history and archaeology, especially of ancient and prehistoric periods, "pottery" often means vessels only, and sculpted figurines of the same material are called "terracottas". Pottery is one of the oldest human inventions, originating before the Neolithic period, with ceramic objects like the Gravettian culture Venus of Dolní Věstonice figurine discovered in the Czech Republic dating back to 29,000–25,000 BC, and pottery vessels that were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
