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Bangkok
BANGKOK (or “village of wild plums”) is the capital city of Thailand. With nicknames like “The City of Angels” and “Venice of the East”, we can tell that this city is full of interesting surprises!
HISTORY AND ORIGINS
In 1782, King Rama 1 established Bangkok, then a mere village on the delta of the Chao Phraya River, as the capital of the Kingdom of Siam, as Thailand was previously known. Its strategic location made it an important trade location and to this day, Bangkok is Thailand’s main port.
Up until 1971, Bangkok was divided into two municipalities (Krung Thep on the east of
