southern Thailand

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region of Thailand

Southern Thailand is the culturally diverse, predominantly Malay-influenced southern region of Thailand, known for its tropical coasts, Islamic heritage, and proximity to Malaysia.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Southern Thailand	5
Phuket	1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	region of Thailand ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf	Thailand ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater	Andaman Sea ⓘ Gulf of Thailand ⓘ
bordersCountry	Malaysia ⓘ
climate	tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
country	Thailand ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluence	Malay culture ⓘ Thai culture ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ fisheries ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Overseas Chinese communities ⓘ surface form: Chinese Thais Malay people ⓘ Thai ⓘ surface form: Thai people
hasIsland	Ko Pha Ngan ⓘ Ko Samui ⓘ Ko Tao ⓘ Phi Phi Islands ⓘ Phuket ⓘ surface form: Phuket Island Similan Islands ⓘ Tarutao Island ⓘ
hasLargestCity	Songkhla ⓘ surface form: Hat Yai
hasMajorCity	Krabi ⓘ Nakhon Si Thammarat ⓘ Narathiwat ⓘ Pattani ⓘ Phuket ⓘ Songkhla ⓘ Surat Thani ⓘ Trang ⓘ Yala ⓘ
hasNaturalFeature	Khao Sok National Park ⓘ Ko Tarutao Marine National Park ⓘ Phang Nga Bay ⓘ Trang Islands ⓘ
hasProvince	Chumphon province ⓘ Krabi ⓘ surface form: Krabi province Nakhon Si Thammarat ⓘ surface form: Nakhon Si Thammarat province Narathiwat ⓘ surface form: Narathiwat province Pattani ⓘ surface form: Pattani province Phang Nga province ⓘ Phatthalung province ⓘ Phuket ⓘ surface form: Phuket province Ranong province ⓘ Satun province ⓘ Songkhla ⓘ surface form: Songkhla province Surat Thani ⓘ surface form: Surat Thani province Trang province ⓘ Yala ⓘ surface form: Yala province
hasReligiousCommunity	Buddhists ⓘ Muslims ⓘ
hasSecurityIssue	South Thailand insurgency ⓘ
hasSignificantReligion	Islam ⓘ Theravada ⓘ surface form: Theravada Buddhism
hasTransportHub	Hat Yai International Airport ⓘ Phuket International Airport ⓘ
knownFor	fishing industry ⓘ island tourism ⓘ rubber plantations ⓘ tropical beaches ⓘ
languageSpoken	Malay ⓘ surface form: Patani Malay Southwestern Tai ⓘ surface form: Southern Thai Thai language ⓘ
locatedIn	Southeast Asia ⓘ
locatedOn	Malay Peninsula ⓘ
partOf	Thailand ⓘ
sharesBorderRegionWith	Malay Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Northern Malaysia
timeZone	UTC+7 ⓘ