What is the capital of Thailand, known locally in the Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Bangkok
- Step 1: King Rama I founded the city on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River in 1782, establishing it as the capital of the Chakri Dynasty.
- Step 2: It houses the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew).
Answer
Bangkok
Why not the others: 'Chiang Mai' is the cultural and former royal capital of the historic Lanna Kingdom in northern Thailand; 'Phuket' is Thailand's largest island and resort destination; 'Ayutthaya' was the historic capital of the Siamese Kingdom from 1350 until its destruction in 1767.
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