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• Phuket (città)

  La città di Phuket (in lingua e alfabeto thai: เทศบาลนครภูเก็ต, RTGS: thesaban nakhon Phuket) è una delle città maggiori (thesaban nakhon) della Thailandia. Il territorio comunale occupa una parte del distretto di Mueang Phuket, che è capoluogo della Provincia di Phuket, nel gruppo regionale della Thailandia del Sud. In città, che è il più grande centro abitato dell'isola di Phuket, hanno sede il governo provinciale, distrettuale e comunale.

• Distretto di Mueang Phuket

  Il distretto di Mueang Phuket (in thailandese: เมืองภูเก็ต) è un distretto (amphoe) della Thailandia, situato nella provincia di Phuket, della quale è il capoluogo.

• Distretto di Kathu

  Il distretto di Kathu (in thailandese: กะทู้) è un distretto (amphoe) della Thailandia, situato nella provincia di Phuket.

• Phuket Old Town

  The Old Town is an area of historical interest in the city of Phuket. The main streets of Old Town are Thalang, Phang Nga, Krabi, Dibuk, and Yoawarat. Old Town is noted for Sino-Portuguese buildings on both sides of the street. Many old buildings have been converted into shops, hotels, restaurants, and museums. Although Phuket Town is not a resort town, the nearest beaches are Patong, Karon and Kata.

• Phuket province

  Phuket ( poo-KET; Thai: ภูเก็ต, [pʰūː.kèt] , Malay: Bukit or Tongkah) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands off its coast. Phuket lies off the west coast of mainland Thailand in the Andaman Sea. Phuket Island is connected by the Sarasin Bridge to Phang Nga province to the north. The next nearest province is Krabi, to the east across Phang Nga Bay. Phuket province, encompassing an area of 547 km2 (211 sq mi), ranks as the second-smallest province in Thailand. Historically, Phuket Island was situated on a major trading route between India and China. This strategic location led to its frequent mention of foreign ships in the logs, including those from Portugal, France, the Netherlands, and England. Despite this attention from various European powers, Phuket was never colonized by any European nation. Economically, the province's wealth was initially derived from tin and rubber production. Recently, Phuket has transitioned to tourism as its primary source of income. More than 100,000 foreigners are estimated to have settled in Phuket.

• Mueang Phuket district

  Mueang Phuket (Thai: เมืองภูเก็ต, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ pʰūː.kèt]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Phuket province, Thailand. Phuket town itself is in the district's northeast.

• Surakul Stadium

  Surakul Stadium (Thai: สนามกีฬาสุระกุล; RTGS: Sanamkila Surakun) is a multi-purpose stadium in Phuket Province, Thailand. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,000 and was built in 1959. The stadium co-hosted the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. The use of the Surakul Stadium for this tournament had to be hastily arranged. Stadiums in Bangkok were intended to be used but because of the airport takeovers in Bangkok by the PAD the AFF in consultation with the FAT decided to switch venues. Despite better stadiums being available in Nakhon Ratchasima (5th December Stadium); Chiang Mai (700th Anniversary Stadium) and Songkhla (Tinsulanon Stadium); the Surakul Stadium was chosen as all the teams could fly directly into Phuket. The stadium also played host to the 2009 King's Cup which included a notorious game involving Thailand and Lebanon where the latter walked off the pitch during the game as they became incensed by what they saw as biased refereeing. The stadium will be used by Phuket F.C. for the 2009 season in the newly formed Division 2 Southern Region of the Thailand Division 2 League. The finals of the well-known Rugby tens, Phuket International Rugby 10's in June 2009 are also played there.

• HMS Stoic

  HMS Stoic was a S-class submarine of the third batch built for the Royal Navy during World War II. She survived the war and was scrapped in 1950.

• Chalong, Phuket

  Chalong (Thai: ฉลอง, pronounced [t͡ɕʰā.lɔ̌ːŋ]) is a sub-district (tambon) in the southern portion of Phuket Province, Thailand. It is one of eight sub-districts in the capital district (amphoe mueang) Mueang Phuket.