Bangkok

Bangkok, the capital, and chief port of Thailand. It is the only cosmopolitan city in a country of small towns and villages and is Thailand’s cultural and commercial centre. Bangkok is located beside of the  Chao Phraya River, about 25 miles (40 km) from the gulf of Thailand. The name Bangkok is derived from a name that dates to the time before the city was built—the village or district (bang) of wild plums (makok). The Thai call their capital Krung Thep, which  meaning “the City of Gods, the Great City, the Residence of the Emerald Buddha. The abbreviated name Krung Thep is often translated as “City of Angels.” Area Bangkok Metropolis, 604 square miles (1,565 square km). 

It was formerly divided into two municipalities—Krung Thep on the east bank and Thon Buri on the west—connected by several bridges. In 1971 the two were united as a city-province with a single municipal government. In 1972 the city and the two surrounding provinces were merged into one province, called Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok Mrtropolis). It is also a major tourist destination, noted for bountiful cultural attractions and a nightlife.

Historic and famous places in Bangkok are  The Grand Palace, The temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Pho (reclining buddha), Wat Arun, Chatuchak Market, Siam Museum, Bangkok Ocean World, Maha Nakhon Skywalk, Khaosan Road, Jim Thompson House, Lumbini park, ect..