Songkhla or Singgora in Malay, was a city of an old Malay Kingdom of Langkasuka with heavy Srivijayan influence. It has been under Thai suzerainty since the 18th century.Previously a port and a coastal trading post where Indian, Persian and Arabian merchants came to exchange their products, this place was initially named "Sing Lha" after the 2 lion-shape islands at the mouth of the city's lake. Currently, these 2 islands are known to us as Ko Nu (Rat Island) and Ko Maeo (Cat Island). ( http://wikitravel.org/en/Songkhla)
There are legend of this island >> to be continue ;)
3 comments:
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regards,
Paulo Camacho
Great phot Chin. This is such a beautiful place and I like the names of the islands.
I want to here about the legend. :)
Great looking place! I don't speak thai, but I found it quite funny that the name of the cat island looks in his written form like miaou!
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