Pattani is a town in the far south of Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. It is the capital of Pattani Province. The city has a population of 43,631 . It covers the whole tambon Sabarang, Anoru and Chabang Tiko of Mueang Pattani district. Some say the word Pattani is derived from Petani in Malay which means farmer. Alternatively the name Pattani is the Thai adaptation of the Malay name Patani , which can mean this beach in Patani Malay language. Another suggestion is that it derives from a Sanskrit word pathini, meaning virgin nymph; Pathini was the name of a daughter of Merong Mahawangsa, founder of the preceding Langkasuka Empire. The local dial...
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