Chaiya

E151110

Chaiya is an ancient port town in southern Thailand that served as an important regional center and religious hub within the maritime Srivijaya trading network.

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Chaiya canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former port city ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivision subdistrict municipality ⓘ
architecturalStyle Srivijaya architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Srivijayan Buddhism ⓘ
country Thailand ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
flourishedInPeriod 10th century ⓘ
7th century ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
hasLandmark Phra Borommathat Chaiya chedi ⓘ
Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya ⓘ
hasRailwayStation Chaiya railway station ⓘ
heritageStatus important archaeological site in Thailand ⓘ
historicalInfluenceFrom Indian culture ⓘ
Srivijayan culture ⓘ
linked to: Srivijaya Empire
historicalRole ancient port town ⓘ
regional center ⓘ
religious hub ⓘ
trading center ⓘ
languageUsed Thai language ⓘ
locatedIn Surat Thani Province ⓘ
linked to: Surat Thani
locatedInRegion Southern Thailand ⓘ
linked to: southern Thailand
locatedOn Malay Peninsula ⓘ
nearBodyOfWater Gulf of Thailand ⓘ
partOf Mueang Chaiya District ⓘ
Srivijaya Empire ⓘ
religiousSiteFor Buddhist pilgrims ⓘ
religiousTradition Buddhism ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana
timezone Indochina Time ⓘ
transportConnection Southern Line railway of Thailand ⓘ
utcOffset +7 ⓘ
within maritime Srivijaya trading network ⓘ

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