Nakhon Sri Tammarat
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Nakhon Sri Thammarat (also known as Lakoun) is a town of southern Thailand about 380 miles south of Bangkok, on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula. It is one of the most ancient cities of Thailand, and contains many buildings and ruins of antiquarian interest. With the fall of the Siamese capital of Ayuthaya in 1767 it became independent, but returned to its allegiance on the founding of Bangkok. In the 17th century British, Portuguese and Dutch merchants set up factories here and carried on an extensive trade.
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