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Phaya Thai

Phaya Thai is a district in central , . From the north clockwise, its neighbouring districts are: Bang Sue, Chatuchak, Din Daeng, Ratchathewi, and .
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  • Type: Quarter with 128,000 residents
  • Description: district in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Amphoe Phaya Thai”, “Phaya Thai district”, “Phraya Thai”, “Phya Thai”, and “แขวงพญาไท”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chatuchak Market and Chitralada Royal Villa.

Marketplace
Photo: Jarcje, CC BY 2.5.
The Chatuchak Weekend Market, on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Chatuchak, , is the largest market in . Also affectionately known as JJ Market, it has more than 15,000 stalls and 11,505 vendors, divided into 27 sections.

Castle
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is a royal villa located within . This villa was permanent-residence of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the longest-serving monarch of Thailand and Queen Sirikit.

Railway station
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Central Terminal, also known by its former name Bang Sue Grand Station, is the central station of . Located along the border of and , it replaced the existing as the country's central station, with long-distance rail services operating from here from 19 January 2023.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pratunam and Ratchadaphisek.

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is a shopping district in . It is a major market area with thousands of fashion stores that sell wholesale with cheap prices guaranteed, especially if you buy in bulk.

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is the district that follows the northeastern portion of Road. It is north of , east of and west of .

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is a leafy, European-style district of Bangkok that functions as the political centre of Thailand. Its development dates back to the early 1900s, when King Rama V built the Palace, a complex of palaces and royal residences he created to escape the heat and chaos of the Grand Palace.

Phaya Thai

Latitude
13.7797° or 13° 46′ 47″ north
Longitude
100.5424° or 100° 32′ 33″ east
Population
128,000
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
7P52QGHR+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7876007554
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1607755
Wiki­data ID
Q999098
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Phaya Thai” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة فايا تاي”
  • Bishnupriya: “খেত ফায়া থি”
  • Burmese: “ဖယာထိုင်းမြို့နယ်”
  • Cebuano: “Khet Phaya Thai”
  • Chinese: “披耶泰县”
  • Chinese: “拍耶泰县”
  • Estonian: “Phaya Thai”
  • French: “Phaya Thai”
  • German: “Phaya Thai”
  • Italian: “Phaya Thai”
  • Japanese: “パヤータイ区”
  • Japanese: “パヤタイ区”
  • Korean: “파야타이”
  • Lao: “ເຂດພະຍາໄທ”
  • Malay: “Phaya Thai”
  • Northern Sami: “Phaya Thai”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Phaya Thai”
  • Norwegian: “Phaya Thai”
  • Russian: “район Пхаятхай”
  • Thai: “เขตพญาไท”
  • Thai: “พญาไท”
  • Thai: “อำเภอพญาไท”
  • Urdu: “پھایا تھائی ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Phaya Thai”

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