Wat Sri Sunthon or Wat Ban Phon, Tambon Sri Sunthon, Amphoe Thalang, Phuket Province, Thailand วัดศริสุนทร หรือ วัดบ้านพอน ตำบลศรีสุนทร อำเภอถลาง จังหวัดถูเก็ต ประเทศไทย |
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Wat Sri Sunthon or Wat Sri Sunthorn, Wat Si Sunthon or Wat Ban Phon, วัดศริสุนทร หรือ วัดบ้านพอน, is located in Sri Sunthon (ศริสุนทร), Tha Lang (ถลาง), Phuket (ถูเก็ต), Thailand.
Wat Sri Sunthon is named after one of two sisters, the Heroines of Tha Lang, Thao Sri Sunthon and Thao Thep Kasattri. In 1785, the sisters rallied the people of Phuket to defeat the invading Burmese army. At the time their names were Chan and Mook, but King Rama V later gave them these honorary names. Google Maps location |
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Scenic Photography by Gerry Gantt from Thailand, the land of Golden Wats. All images Copyright © 1999 - by Gerry Gantt, all rights reserved. |