Chiang Rai

E669216
city municipality

Chiang Rai is a culturally rich city in far northern Thailand, known for its temples, hill-tribe communities, and role as a gateway to the Golden Triangle region.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Chiang Rai Province 3
Chiang Rai province 1
Chiang Saen 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
agriculturalProduct coffee ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
tea ⓘ
airport Mae Fah Luang–Chiang Rai International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate cooler than much of Thailand ⓘ
tropical savanna climate ⓘ
country Thailand ⓘ
countryBorderProximity Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 785 km north of Bangkok ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ethnicGroupsNearby Akha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hmong NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lahu NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy King Mengrai NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingDate 1262 ⓘ
historicalRole former capital of the Lanna Kingdom ⓘ
isCapitalOf Chiang Rai Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Buddhist temples ⓘ
Lanna culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
hill-tribe communities ⓘ
proximity to Laos ⓘ
proximity to Myanmar ⓘ
language Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ
localLanguage Northern Thai (Kham Mueang) NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Chiang Rai Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ
far northern Thailand ⓘ
nearRiver Mekong River NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAttraction Baan Dam Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blue Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hill-tribe villages ⓘ
White Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableTemple Wat Phra Kaew (Chiang Rai) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wat Phra Singh (Chiang Rai) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wat Rong Khun NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wat Rong Suea Ten NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Golden Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
river Kok River NERFINISHED ⓘ
role gateway to the Golden Triangle region ⓘ
timezone Indochina Time NERFINISHED ⓘ
transport Chiang Rai International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ
utcOffset +7 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

King Mangrai → associatedWith → Chiang Rai ⓘ
Chiang Mai Province → borders → Chiang Rai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chiang Rai Province
King Mangrai → founded → Chiang Rai ⓘ
Ruak River → hasMouthNear → Chiang Rai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chiang Rai Province
northern Thailand → hasProvince → Chiang Rai ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Thailand
this entity surface form: Chiang Rai province
Mae Sai → locatedIn → Chiang Rai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chiang Rai Province
Lanna Kingdom → majorCity → Chiang Rai ⓘ
northern Thailand → majorCity → Chiang Rai ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Thailand
Golden Triangle region → notableTown → Chiang Rai ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chiang Saen