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เกาะคอเขา 09 ํ 15’ N เวียงสระ 08 ํ 39’ N
อ�ำเภอตะกั่วป่ำ 98 ํ 29’ E อ�ำเภอเวียงสระ จังหวัดสุรำษฎ์ธำนี 99 ํ 18’ E
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A o Ban Don… Center of
08 ํ 38’ N
99 ํ 16’ E 500 m.

the Pan-pan Kingdom

Ao Ban Don is on the Gulf of Thailand coast after the Kra Isthmus.
It is a u-shaped inlet where clusters of islands such as Angthong and
Samui act as breakwaters against tidal waves and winds from the Gulf of
Thailand. Here, the Tapi River has brought with it small particles which
have settled on the bottom of the gulf and created delta making it fertile
and a crucial pier of the Gulf of Thailand. Thus, settlements have existed
since before the Buddhist Era and have lasted until today. A number of old
archaeological artifacts and ruins were found in places around the Gulf.
These places are Khao Phun-phin, Wat Maha That in the Chaiya inlet and
the Singkhon Cave in Amphoe Khiri-rattanikhom. Scholars of archaeological
N history believed that these places used to be center of the Pan-pan
Kingdom. Based on the Chinese archives from the Tang Dynasty,
this area had been glorious in B.E. 1400s, and continued
6 km. to develop in Srivijaya time.
08 ํ 49’ N
98 ํ 10’ E © GISTDA_2011 “Koh Kho Khao” is an island on the Andaman Sea. It is close to the alluvial
deposits near the Takuapa River. In the past, tin mines were everywhere
both on the alluvia and on the shore. Several signs of tin refineries
แหลมโพธิ์ 09 ํ 26’ N
อ�ำเภอไชยำ 98 ํ 19’ E for oversea exports were found here as well.
จังหวัดสุรำษฎ์ธำนี “Laem Poh” was a sand dune on the northern end of Ao Ban Don.
Here, there is a canal called Phum-reign. It flows to the sea
at the Ban Don Inlet.
“Koh Kho Khao” and Laem Poh are both archaeological sites on the coast.
ลูกยาง At these places, some earthenware, glass sets and ornaments;
especially, numerous beads indicating there used to be some
piers on these areas were attained. There have been international
educators who have studied trading on the route across
เวียง the coasts from Ban Don to the Andaman Sea.
พุมเวียง
N “Wiang Sa” was an ancient city on the east. It was close to the Tapi River,
but it was around 50 kilometers from the Mt. Phunphin archaeological
site in Ao Ban Don. At this place, a bronze statue of Avalokitesvara
th
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09 ํ 21’ N 2 km. Bodhisattva of 12 - 13 centuries CE. was found. This indicated
99 ํ 09’ E © GISTDA_2011 that there had been a settlement here after the Dvaravati Period.
It was a passage to the Andaman Sea starting from a place called
Kuan Luk Pat in Krabi Province. Then it went through Amphoe Thungsong
to the Andaman Sea at Amphoe Palian in Trang Province.

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