Phuket Thai: ภูเก็ต [. UP market ʰ ː]), formerly known as Thalang (Tha-Laang) and known in the western sources, is junk Ceylon (a corruption of the Malay Tanjung Salang, ie "Cape Salang"), one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phang Nga and Krabi, but as Phuket is an island, it has no national boundaries.
Phuket, which is about the size of Singapore, is the largest island of Thailand. The island is connected to the mainland by two bridges Thailand. It lies off the west coast of Thailand in the Andaman Sea. Phuket has led its wealth from tin and rubber, and has a rich and colorful history. The island was on one of the major trading routes between India and China, and was often in Portuguese foreign ship logs, noted French, Dutch and English traders. The region now derives much of its income from tourism.
Phuket, which is about the size of Singapore, is the largest island of Thailand. The island is connected to the mainland by two bridges Thailand. It lies off the west coast of Thailand in the Andaman Sea. Phuket has led its wealth from tin and rubber, and has a rich and colorful history. The island was on one of the major trading routes between India and China, and was often in Portuguese foreign ship logs, noted French, Dutch and English traders. The region now derives much of its income from tourism.
Name
The name Phuket (of which the ph sound is an aspirated p) is apparently derived from the word bukit (Jawi: بوكيت) in Malay which means "hill", as this is what the island appears like from a distance. The region was formerly referred to as "Thalang," derived from the old Malay "Telong" (Jawi: تلوڠ) which means "Cape". The northern district of the province, which was the location of the old capital, still uses this name.
History
In the 17 Century, Dutch, English, and by the 1680s the French, competed for the opportunity to (then known as Junkseilon) with the island of Phuket, which is a very rich source of tin to act. In September 1680 visited a ship of the French East India Company Phuket and left with a full cargo of tin. A year or two later, the Siamese king Narai, try, Dutch and English influence, reduce as governor of Phuket, a French physician and missionary, Brother René Charbonneau, a member of the Siam mission of the Société des Missions étrangères mentioned. Charbonneau remained as governor until 1685th
In the 17 Century, Dutch, English, and by the 1680s the French, competed for the opportunity to (then known as Junkseilon) with the island of Phuket, which is a very rich source of tin to act. In September 1680 visited a ship of the French East India Company Phuket and left with a full cargo of tin. A year or two later, the Siamese king Narai, try, Dutch and English influence, reduce as governor of Phuket, a French physician and missionary, Brother René Charbonneau, a member of the Siam mission of the Société des Missions étrangères mentioned. Charbonneau remained as governor until 1685th
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