Place details
Place nameBangkok
Other namesKrung Thep, Phra Nakhon
CountryPrathet Thai
Latitude13.733
Longitude100.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located above the mouth of the Chao Phraya river; old city built on pontoons with canals; site of hundreds of Buddhist temples; agricultural village until used as a stronghold against the Burmese in 1767; frequently bombed by Allies 1944-1945.