Geography
The province is located at the shore to the Andaman Sea. Most notable are the solitary limestone hills, both on the land and in the sea as islands. Of about 130 islands belonging to the province, Ko Phi Phi Lee is perhaps the most famous, as it was the set of the movie The Beach.
History
The first human remains in the province date back to 25,000 - 35,000 B.C., but the first recorded history dates back to Kingdom of Ligor in 1200 BC, when the city Ban Thai Samor was part of this kingdom. In modern Thailand the Krabi area was administered from Nakhon Si Thammarat, even after 1872 when king Chulalongkorn gave Krabi the status of a town. In 1875 it finally got full provincial status.
Symbols
| The seal of the province shows two crossed ancient swords (Krabi means ancient sword) in front of the mountain range of Phanom Benja and the Indian Ocean. The provincial tree is the Si-siat-nua or Acacia catechu[?]. |
Administrative divisions
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External links
- Province page from the Tourist Authority of Thailand (http://www.tat.or.th/province/south/krabi/index.htm)
- Golden Jubilee Network province guide (http://kanchanapisek.or.th/cgi-bin/kp8/oncc/province.cgi?prov=s1)
Common misspelling and questions (FAQ)
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