Place:Phetchaburi, Thailand

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NamePhetchaburi
Alt namesPetchaburisource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 948
Phet Burisource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Phet Buri provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Phet'burisource: Wikipedia
Phetburisource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 646
Phetchaburisource: Wikipedia
TypeProvince
Coordinates12.967°N 99.583°E
Located inThailand
See alsoCentral,removed name of Region
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Ban Krang
Cha-am
Khao Yoi
Phet Buri
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Originally, Phetchaburi was known as "Pipeli" (พลิพลี), or "Pribpri" (พริบพรี) as it used to be one of the southern kingdoms in Thai history alike to Tambralinga. Its name was recorded in De la Louère's memo during the reign of King Narai in the middle of the Ayutthaya period.

In 1860 King Rama IV built a palace near the city of Phetchaburi, commonly known as Khao Wang, but its official name is Phra Nakhon Khiri. Next to the palace the king built a tower for his astronomical observations. On the adjoining hill is the royal temple Wat Phra Kaeo.

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