Chiang Mai

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city municipality

Chiang Mai is a historic city in northern Thailand known for its ancient temples, vibrant night markets, and surrounding mountainous landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Chiang Mai Province 2
Chiang Mai municipal government 1
Chiangmai 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
alternativeName Chiang Mai ⓘ
surface form: Chiangmai

Chiengmai ⓘ
capitalOf Chiang Mai Province ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
country Thailand ⓘ
culturalRegion Lanna Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Lanna region
demonym Chiang Mai resident ⓘ
distanceFromBangkok about 700 km north of Bangkok ⓘ
elevation approximately 310 metres ⓘ
formerCapitalOf Lanna Kingdom ⓘ
foundedIn 1296 ⓘ
founder King Mangrai ⓘ
governingBody Chiang Mai self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chiang Mai municipal government
hasAirport Chiang Mai International Airport ⓘ
hasFestival Thai New Year Songkran festival ⓘ
surface form: Songkran Festival

Yi Peng Lantern Festival ⓘ
hasLandmark Old City Moat and Walls ⓘ
Tha Phae Gate ⓘ
Wat Chedi Luang ⓘ
Wat Phra Singh ⓘ
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep ⓘ
hasUniversity Chiang Mai University ⓘ
Maejo University (campus) ⓘ
knownFor Lanna culture ⓘ
historic temples ⓘ
mountainous surroundings ⓘ
night markets ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
localLanguage Southwestern Tai ⓘ
surface form: Northern Thai
locatedIn northern Thailand ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Chiang Mai self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chiang Mai Province
locatedOnRiver Ping River ⓘ
nativeName Chiang Mai self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: เชียงใหม่
nativeNameLanguage Thai ⓘ
nearbyMountain Doi Pui ⓘ
Doi Suthep ⓘ
officialLanguage Thai ⓘ
partOf northern Thailand ⓘ
surface form: Upper Northern Region of Thailand
populationRankingInThailand one of the largest cities in Thailand ⓘ
primaryEconomicSector agriculture ⓘ
handicrafts ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
roadConnection Highway 107 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Highway 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ
timezone Indochina Time ⓘ
touristAttraction Night Bazaar ⓘ
Sunday Walking Street Market ⓘ
utcOffset +7 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chiang Mai → alternativeName → Chiang Mai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chiangmai
Chiang Mai → governingBody → Chiang Mai self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chiang Mai municipal government
Chiang Mai → locatedInAdministrativeEntity → Chiang Mai self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chiang Mai Province
this entity surface form: Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai → nativeName → Chiang Mai self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: เชียงใหม่
Gwangju → sisterCity → Chiang Mai ⓘ
subject surface form: Songkran