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| Land Boudaries Total :
| 4,863 km .
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| Geographic Coordinates :
| tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid .
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| Area Total :
| 514,000 sq km .
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| Area Land :
| 511,770 sq km .
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| Area Water :
| 2,230 sq km .
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| Area Comparative :
| slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming .
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| Coast Line :
| 3,219 km .
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| Railways Total :
| 4,071 km .
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| Highways Total :
| 64,600 km .
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| Waterways :
| 4,000 km .
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| Ports and Harbors :
| Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Pattani, Phuket, Sattahip, Si Racha, Songkhla .
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Ayutthaya (full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thai also spelled "Ayudhya") city is the capital of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. The city was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong and became capital of his kingdom, often referred as the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam. Ayutthaya was named after the city of Ayodhya in India, the birthplace of Rama in the Ramayana (Thai, Ramakien). In 1767 the city was destroyed by the Burmese army, and the ruins of the old city now form the Ayutthaya historical park, which is recognized internationally as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was refounded a few kilometers to the east.
Just 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Bangkok is the old capitol of Ayutthaya (or Ayuthaya, or even Ayodhaya. No matter how you spell it, its pronounced ah-you-tah-ya.) The city became Thailand's capitol in the mid-14th century and remained the capitol until the late 18th century. About the time that Americans were tossing tea into Boston harbor, the Burmese attacked and sacked Ayutthaya.
The Ayutthaya period is looked on by many as the time when much of what is now thought of as "Thai style" was developed. In temples, this is when you see a marked transition from the Khmer style "prangs" to the bell shaped "chedi." While Sukothai further north is seen as the birth of the Thai kingdom, Ayutthaya is seen today as its high point. Around Ayutthaya are signs of the Japanese, French, Dutch and Portuguese traders that came to the Thai court.
Ayutthaya is a relatively low-key site. You can spend a leisurely day here, or a quick stop, all with relatively low pressure compared to many other tourist sites. From Ayutthaya you can quickly get on an expressway and be back in Bangkok in about an hour.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.)
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