TRAT
Trat A small province at the eastern-most frontier bordering
on Cambodia with the Khao Banthat mountain range forming
a natural demarcation, Trat is a resort town with over fifty
large and small off -shore islands, long white sandy beaches
and unspoiled coral ranges. It is also a major fruit-growing
and fishing area.
TRAT
Thai Term Glossary
Amphoe : District
Ao : Bay
Ban : Village
Hat : Beach
Khao : Mountain
Ko : Island
Laem : Cape
Maenam : River
Mueang : Town or City
Muko : Group of Islands (Archipelago)
Namtok : Waterfall
Phu : Mountain
Pha : Cliff
Tambon : Sub-district
Tham : Cave
Ubosot or Bot : Ordination hall in a temple
Wihan : Image hall in a temple
Wat : Temple
Note : English spelling here given tries to approximate
Thai pronunciation. Posted signs may be spelled differently.
When seeking help from a Thai for direction, point to the Thai
spellings given after each place name.
Trat A small province at the eastern-most frontier bordering
on Cambodia with the Khao Banthat mountain range forming
a natural demarcation, Trat is a resort town with over fifty
large and small off -shore islands, long white sandy beaches
and unspoiled coral ranges. It is also a major fruit-growing
and fi shing area.
About 315 kilometres from Bangkok and covering an area
of 2,819 square kilometres, the province is administratively
divided into the districts of Mueang Trat, Khao Saming, Laem
Ngop, Khlong Yai and Bo Rai, and the sub-districts of Ko Chang
and Ko Kut.
History
Trat is a seaport mostly suitable for mooring ships, loading
goods, trade exchange, refilling food and freshwater for ships.
It is therefore a community site of Chinese merchants who
travelled to trade.
Trat was considered among the trade centre cities of Southeast
Asia in the late Ayutthaya period. A lot of goods that were
sent to sell overseas, especially forest things; such as, deer’s
horns, animal hides, scented wood, and spices, were brought
from the forest and mountainous zone of the eastern coast
including Rayong, Chanthaburi, and Trat. Such goods were
carried by river and along the Khao Saming Mountain to reach
the mouth of the Gulf of Trat.
In the independence war, King Taksin the Great chose Trat as
a bumper outpost to provide food for the troops before he
moved the naval army from Chanthaburi.
In the reign of King Rama I the Great, Trat was still an
important seaport, as it used to be in the Ayutthaya period.
During the reign of King Rama III, Thailand fought in a war
with Chao Anuwong, the ruler of Vientiane, who later took
sides with Vietnam. Thailand and Vietnam were in confl ict and
a war broke out in 1828. Trat was a site of gathering soldiers
and food, and a military fortress and camp was established at
Ban Laem Hin in the Gulf of Trat.
In the reign of King Rama V the Great, France sent its naval
troops to seize Chanthaburi in 1893 (Ro So 112), and returned
it to Thailand in 1904 in exchange for Trat, covering from Laem
Sing to Ko Kut, and Patchantakhirikhet (Ko Kong). Later, the
Thai government came to realise that Trat was of strategic
importance, and that most of the people there were Thai.
However, with the intelligence of King Rama V the Great, France
agreed to make a contract to return Trat and Dan Sai on the
right bank of the Mekong River (when facing the mouth of
the river) to Thailand in exchange for Battambong, Siem Reap,
and Sri Sophon, on 23 March, 1906. The handover ceremony
was performed by Phraya Maha Ammattayathipbodi, then
Phraya Si Thep who held the position of Palat Thunchalong or
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, as the head
of the delegation of the Thai government, and Monsieur
Rousseau Residant as the head of the delegation of the French
government at the Trat Provincial Hall, and the French troops
were withdrawn on 6 July, 1907.
During the Indochina War (1940-1941), France attempted to
seize Trat again on 17 January, 1941, but the Thai navy fought
back courageously to successfully save this strategic city of
abundance.
In 1978, there was a war in Cambodia, and a hundred thousand
Khmers fled for their lives into Thailand through the Banthat
Mountain Range, an eastern border. Highway 318 running
parallel with the Banthat Mountain Range and the coastal line
towards Amphoe Khlong Yai became a main strategic route. The
war continued until 1986. After that, the path was transformed
into a border trade route between Cambodia and Thailand, with
the Hat Lek Border Market ending the boundary of Thailand
and marking the starting point of travel to Ko Kong.
The discovery of “red gems” or “Siamese rubies” in the area
of Amphoe Bo Rai in 1971 caused a gems fever and people
from all walks of life flocked here to try their luck. Prosperity
in all aspects happened in Bo Rai and made it a big city being
developed alongside with the town of Trat. Its former dense
forest area became pitted, and when all precious stones were
gone in 1991, Bo Rai was left a deserted city with only shops and
buildings as a reminder of its fl ourishing economy in the past.
BOUNDARIES
North Chanthaburi and the Kingdom of Cambodia
South The Gulf of Thailand
East The Kingdom of Cambodia, bordered by the
Banthat Mountains
West Chanthaburi, bordered by the Welu River
HOW TO GET THERE
By Car : From Bangkok, take one of these three routes:
1. Motorway : Start at Km 0 at the Sri Nagarind-Ramkhamhaeng
Intersection and drive onto the route Ban Bueng-KlaengChanthaburi-Trat,
a total distance of approximately 315 Kilometres
2. Bang Na-Chon Buri-Klaeng-Chanthaburi-Trat (Highway 344),
a distance of approximately 318 Kilometres
3. Bang Na-Trat (Highway 3) passing Chon Buri-RayongChanthaburi-Trat,
a total distance of approximately 385 Kilometres
By Bus : Bangkok (Ekkamai) Bus Terminal on Sukhumvit Road
An air-conditioned bus, First Class (Po. 1), takes about 5 hours.
The privately-owned bus operators include :
Cherdchai Tour Company Limited, Bangkok Offi ce Tel. 0 2391
2237, 0 2391 2804, Trat Offi ce Tel. 0 3951 1062.
Transport 99 Company Limited, Bangkok Offi ce Tel. 0 2537
0291 or Hotline Tel. 1409, Trat Offi ce Tel. 0 3951 1986.
For a non air-conditioned bus service : contact the Public
Relations Offi ce of the Bangkok (Ekkamai) Bus Terminal on
Sukhumvit Road at Tel. 0 2391 2504, 0 2391 4164.
Bangkok (Chatuchak) Bus Terminal on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road
An air-conditioned bus, First Class (Po. 1), takes about 5 hours.
The privately-owned bus operators include :
Cherdchai Tour Company Limited, Bangkok Offi ce Tel. 0 2391
2237, 0 2391 2804, Trat Offi ce Tel. 0 3951 1062.
Transport 99 Company Limited, Bangkok Offi ce Tel. 0 2537
0291 or Hotline Tel. 1409, Trat Offi ce Tel. 0 3951 1986.
Thana Kawi Transport Company Limited, Bangkok Offi ce Tel.
0 2936 3939, Trat Offi ce Tel. 0 3952 5222.
By Commuter Van : There is a daily commuter van service
from Victory Monument (Pong Lee Restaurant Side) and the
Bangkok (Chatuchak) Bus Terminal on Kamphaeng Phet 2
Road during 05.00 a.m. - 07.00 p.m. It takes around 4 hours.
For further details, contact Tel. 08 7835 7056.
By Plane : The Bangkok Aviation Public Company Limited
off ers daily fl ights between Bangkok and Trat. For further
details, contact the Bangkok Office Tel. 0 2270 6699 or
Hotline Tel. 1771, Trat Offi ce Tel. 0 3952 5767-8, or visit the
website : www.bangkokair.com. In Trat, the airport is located
in Amphoe Khao Saming. A shuttle bus service operated by
the Bangkok Limousine Company Limited is available for
tourists from the airport to the ferry pier to Ko Chang. For
further details, contact Tel. 0 3952 5776, 08 6563 8889.
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