Songkhla
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Songkhla สงขลา |
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City of Songkhla
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 Songkhla
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| Coordinates: 7°12′22″N 100°35′48″E / 7.20611°N 100.59667°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Provinces | Songkhla Province |
| Amphoe | Mueang Songkhla District |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2006) | 75,048 |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
Songkhla (Thai: สงขลา, pronounced [sǒŋ.kʰlǎː]), also known as Singgora or Singora (Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรา), is a city (thesaban nakhon) in Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. As of 2006 it had a population of 75,048. Songkhla lies 968 km south of Bangkok.
Despite being smaller than the neighboring city Hat Yai, Songkhla is the capital of Songkhla Province as well as the Mueang Songkhla district (Songkhla town district).
Due to its location at the opening of Songkhla Lake to the Gulf of Thailand, Songkhla is a fishing town and also an important harbour. It is the major seaport on the east side of the Isthmus of Kra.
On 8 December 1941 local time, hours before the 7 December (Hawaii time) attack on Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese army landed here, invading Thailand. It then moved south towards Perlis and Penang as part of the Malayan campaign which culminated in the capture of Singapore.
Since 2003, Songhkla has been affected by Muslim insurgencies in neighboring Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala.
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