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The Ban Khrua Nuea neighbourhood (along the Khlong Saen Saep)

Ban Khrua Nuea

Ban Khrua (Thai: บ้านครัว, pronounced [bâːn kʰrūa̯]; other spellings include Ban Krua and Baan Krua)^[1] is a historic community neighborhood along Bangkok's Khlong Saen Saep from Saphan Hua Chang to Wat Phrayayang. It includes an area of about 14 rai (about 5.5 acres) on both banks of the canal.^[2] It's divided into three parts: Ban Khrua Nuea (บ้านครัวเหนือ; 'North Ban Khrua'); Ban Khrua Tai (บ้านครัวใต้; 'South Ban Khrua') in Ratchathewi District; and Ban Khrua Tawan Tok (บ้านครัวตะวันตก; 'West Ban Khrua') in Pathum Wan District. The main artery is Ban Khrua Nuea in Soi Kasem San 3, Rama I Road, the boundary between Ratchathewi and Pathum Wan Districts.^[3]

History

The community dates back to the reign of King Rama I, who granted the land to Islamic Cham troops after they had fought with the Siamese Army in the Songkhram Kao Thap, the Burmese–Siamese War in 1785–1786, the last major battle fought against Burmese invaders.^[3] ^[4] The Cham had migrated from the Champa realm (currently in central and southern Vietnam) during the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Ban Khrua is the oldest Islamic community in Bangkok.^[2]

Khlong Saen Saep was dug during the reign of King Rama III as the main supply route for troops fighting in what is now Cambodia and part of southern Vietnam in the 14 year-long Siamese-Vietnamese wars. It runs from Bangkok to the Bang Pakong River in eastern Chachoengsao Province.^[5]

Years ago, silk fabric was a well-known product of the community and a major source of income for most households. The community served as a factory for the American businessman Jim Thompson whose home, now a museum called the Jim Thompson House, is nearby on the south bank of the canal.^[5] Thai silk became highly prized, and was used as for costuming in the Broadway musical The King and I in 1951 and Hollywood film Ben-Hur in 1959. Ban Khrua became a centre of the silk industry in Thailand.^[6]

The Disappearance of Jim Thompson in 1967 marked the peak of silk production in Ban Khrua.^[6]

Three mosques remain in the community.^[4] Silk production continues in a few workshops, where traditional production methods survive.^[3] Adding to the cost of progress, Ban Khrua residents have been at odds with the government for more than 25 years as they fight to keep their community from being razed for a proposed tollway.^[2]

Of note nearby

Chaloem La 56 Bridge or Saphan Hua Chang (Elephant's Head Bridge)
Siam Square
Sa Pathum Palace
Ratchaprasong Shopping Center
Erawan Shrine
Pratunam Market

Transportation

BTS Skytrain: Ratchathewi Station, National Stadium Station
BMTA bus: route 2, 10, 11, 15, 16, 23, 47, 48, 50, 59, 60, 67, 73, 73ก, 79, 93, 99, 113, 183, 204, 508, 511
Khlong Saen Saep Boat Service: Baan Krua Nua Pier, Saphan Hua Chang Pier, Sapan Charoenpol Pier, Pratunam Pier

References

^ "ชุมชนบ้านครัวเหนือ". Don Mueang International Airport (in Thai). 2015-07-16. Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c สงวนเสรีวานิช, พนิดา (2018-02-13). "บุกกองอาสาจาม 'บ้านแขกครัว' มุสลิมบางกอก เสน่ห์ชุมชนเก่าที่ยังมีลมหายใจ". Matichon (in Thai).
^ ^a ^b ^c หนุ่มลูกทุ่ง (2006-07-26). "เที่ยว "บ้านครัว" ชมชุมชนทอผ้ากลางกรุง". Manager Daily (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
^ ^a ^b Laothamatas, Dr. Anek (2011-08-24). "ชุมชนบ้านครัว: พันเรื่องถิ่นแผ่นดินไทย". Kom Chad Luek (in Thai).
^ ^a ^b Mekloy, Pongpet (2019-01-03). "A hidden gem in Bangkok's heart". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
^ ^a ^b "จิม ทอมป์สัน ยุคใหม่ ยุคธุรกิจ "ครบวงจร"". Manager Magazine (in Thai). September 1999. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.

External links

Baan Khrua from Lonely Planet
BAAN KRUA NHUA COMMUNITY Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine from Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)

13°44′58.89″N 100°31′39.28″E / 13.7496917°N 100.5275778°E / 13.7496917; 100.5275778

[1] "ชุมชนบ้านครัวเหนือ". Don Mueang International Airport (in Thai). 2015-07-16. Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-17.

[Baan-2] สงวนเสรีวานิช, พนิดา (2018-02-13). "บุกกองอาสาจาม 'บ้านแขกครัว' มุสลิมบางกอก เสน่ห์ชุมชนเก่าที่ยังมีลมหายใจ". Matichon (in Thai).

[Ban-3] หนุ่มลูกทุ่ง (2006-07-26). "เที่ยว "บ้านครัว" ชมชุมชนทอผ้ากลางกรุง". Manager Daily (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.

[dr-4] Laothamatas, Dr. Anek (2011-08-24). "ชุมชนบ้านครัว: พันเรื่องถิ่นแผ่นดินไทย". Kom Chad Luek (in Thai).

[BP-20190103-5] Mekloy, Pongpet (2019-01-03). "A hidden gem in Bangkok's heart". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

[Jim-6] "จิม ทอมป์สัน ยุคใหม่ ยุคธุรกิจ "ครบวงจร"". Manager Magazine (in Thai). September 1999. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.

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-'''Ban Krua''', ({{lang-th|บ้านครัว}}; other spellings include {{RTGS|'''Ban Khrua'''}} and '''Baan Krua'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://donmueangairportthai.com/th/popular-destinations/485/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD|title=ชุมชนบ้านครัวเหนือ|date=2015-07-16|work=[[Don Mueang International Airport]]|language=thai}}</ref>) is a historic community neighborhood along the Bangkok's [[Khlong Saen Saep]] (คลองแสนแสบ; ''Saen Saep canal'') covers an area of 14 [[rai (unit)|rai]] (about 5.5 acres) on both banks of the canal.<ref name=Baan/> It's divided into three parts are Ban Khrua Nuea (บ้านครัวเหนือ; ''North Ban Khrua''), Ban Khrua Tai (บ้านครัวใต้; ''South Ban Khrua'') in [[Ratchathewi]] district, and Ban Khrua Tawan Tok (บ้านครัวตะวันตก; ''West Ban Khrua'') in [[Pathum Wan]] district. The main artery is Ban Khrua Nuea in [[Soi]] Kasem San 3 (Kasem San 3 alley), [[Rama I Road|Rama I road]], boundary between Ratchathewi and Pathum Wan districts.<ref name=Ban/>
+'''Ban Khrua''' ({{langx|th|บ้านครัว}}, {{IPA|th|bâːn kʰrūa̯|pron}}; other spellings include ''Ban Krua'' and ''Baan Krua'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://donmueangairportthai.com/th/popular-destinations/485/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD|title=ชุมชนบ้านครัวเหนือ|date=2015-07-16|work=[[Don Mueang International Airport]]|language=thai|access-date=2018-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318054526/http://donmueangairportthai.com/th/popular-destinations/485/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD|archive-date=2018-03-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a historic community neighborhood along Bangkok's [[Khlong Saen Saep]] from [[Saphan Hua Chang]] to Wat Phrayayang. It includes an area of about 14 [[rai (unit)|rai]] (about 5.5 acres) on both banks of the canal.<ref name=Baan/> It's divided into three parts: ''Ban Khrua Nuea'' (บ้านครัวเหนือ; 'North Ban Khrua'); ''Ban Khrua Tai'' (บ้านครัวใต้; 'South Ban Khrua') in [[Ratchathewi District]]; and ''Ban Khrua Tawan Tok'' (บ้านครัวตะวันตก; 'West Ban Khrua') in [[Pathum Wan District]]. The main artery is Ban Khrua Nuea in [[Soi]] Kasem San 3, [[Rama I Road]], the boundary between Ratchathewi and Pathum Wan Districts.<ref name=Ban/>
-==History & legacy==
+==History==
-Ban Krua is a community of [[Islamic]] Thai [[Chams|Cham]] descent. It's the oldest Islamic community in Bangkok.<ref name=Baan/> The ancestors of the people in community are Cham who migrated from the [[Jumpa]] realm (currently in [[central Vietnam|central]] and [[southern Vietnam]]) since the [[Ayutthaya period]]. In the reign of [[King Rama I]], which was at the beginning of [[Rattanakosin Kingdom|Rattanakosin period]]. There's [[Burmese–Siamese War (1785–86)|Burmese–Siamese war]] in 1785–86, their ancestors were part of the Siamese army. Until the war ended, His Majesty allowed them to build houses and lived on the banks of canal (later on, it's a Khlong Saen Saep) until the present day.<ref name=Ban/> <ref name=dr>{{cite web|url=http://www.komchadluek.net/news/local/107134|work=[[Kom Chad Luek]]|first=Dr. Anek |last=Laothamatas|language=Thai|date=2011-08-24|title=ชุมชนบ้านครัว : พันเรื่องถิ่นแผ่นดินไทย}}</ref>In later times, in the reign of [[King Rama III]], which corresponds to 1837, there was a need to canalized for the purpose of transporting armaments in the [[Siamese-Vietnamese wars]] (for 14 years). Ban Krua people also an important part of this constructing until finished as Khlong Saen Saep in today.
+The community dates back to the reign of [[King Rama I]], who granted the land to [[Islamic]] [[Chams|Cham]] troops after they had fought with the Siamese Army in the ''Songkhram Kao Thap'', the [[Burmese–Siamese War (1785–86)|Burmese–Siamese War]] in 1785–1786, the last major battle fought against Burmese invaders.<ref name=Ban/> <ref name=dr>{{cite web|url=http://www.komchadluek.net/news/local/107134|work=[[Kom Chad Luek]]|first=Dr. Anek |last=Laothamatas|language=Thai|date=2011-08-24|title=ชุมชนบ้านครัว: พันเรื่องถิ่นแผ่นดินไทย}}</ref> The Cham had migrated from the [[Champa]] realm (currently in [[central Vietnam|central]] and [[southern Vietnam]]) during the [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]]. Ban Khrua is the oldest Islamic community in Bangkok.<ref name=Baan/>
+Khlong Saen Saep was dug during the reign of King Rama III as the main supply route for troops fighting in what is now Cambodia and part of southern Vietnam in the 14 year-long Siamese-Vietnamese wars. It runs from Bangkok to the [[Bang Pakong River]] in eastern [[Chachoengsao Province]].<ref name="BP-20190103">{{cite news |last1=Mekloy |first1=Pongpet |title=A hidden gem in Bangkok's heart |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/travel/in-thailand/1604506/a-hidden-gem-in-bangkoks-heart |accessdate=2019-01-03 |work=Bangkok Post |date=2019-01-03}}</ref>
-Most of the people here has career is silk weaving by [[loom]], which is how it has since ancient times. In the early 1950s, [[Jim Thompson (designer)|Jim Thompson]], an American businessman who living in Thailand, he bought silk from here and published it to world class until [[Thai silk]] is famous throughout. It was used as a costume for the cast of [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]'s [[musical theater|musical]] ''[[The King and I]]'' in 1951 and Hollywood's film ''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' in 1959. Ban Krua so bustling and has become one of the most important centers of silk industry in Bangkok and Thailand.<ref name=Jim/>
+Years ago, [[silk]] fabric was a well-known product of the community and a major source of income for most households. The community served as a factory for the American businessman [[Jim Thompson (designer)|Jim Thompson]] whose home, now a museum called the [[Jim Thompson House]], is nearby on the south bank of the canal.<ref name="BP-20190103" /> Thai silk became highly prized, and was used as for costuming in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[musical theater|musical]] ''[[The King and I]]'' in 1951 and Hollywood film ''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' in 1959. Ban Khrua became a centre of the silk industry in Thailand.<ref name=Jim/>
-Until [[Disappearance of Jim Thompson|the mysterious disappearance of Thompson in 1967]] [[Cameron Highlands District|in the deep forests of Malaysia]], silk production of the Ban Krua is gradually declining.<ref name=Jim>{{cite web|url=http://info.gotomanager.com/news/details.aspx?id=1226|title=จิม ทอมป์สัน ยุคใหม่ ยุคธุรกิจ "ครบวงจร" |date=September 1999|language=thai|work=Manager Magazine}}</ref>
+The [[Disappearance of Jim Thompson]] in 1967 marked the peak of silk production in Ban Khrua.<ref name=Jim>{{cite web|url=http://info.gotomanager.com/news/details.aspx?id=1226|title=จิม ทอมป์สัน ยุคใหม่ ยุคธุรกิจ "ครบวงจร"|date=September 1999|language=Thai|work=Manager Magazine|access-date=2018-03-17|archive-date=2018-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317164922/http://info.gotomanager.com/news/details.aspx?id=1226|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-Currently, only elderly here can still speak [[Khmer language|Khmer]] as their ancestors and there're three mosques in the community.<ref name=dr/> In the production of silk, there're only few people in silk weaving but they still maintain the traditional way of production, and Ban Krua became an important attraction for [[cultural tourism]] in Bangkok. <ref name=Ban>{{cite web|url=https://www.manager.co.th/Travel/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000082973|author=หนุ่มลูกทุ่ง|date=2006-07-26|language=thai|title=เที่ยว "บ้านครัว" ชมชุมชนทอผ้ากลางกรุง|work=[[Manager Daily]]}}</ref> In addition, Ban Krua people have also been in conflict with the government for more than 25 years for their homes to be expropriated for [[tollway]].<ref name=Baan>{{cite web|url=https://www.matichon.co.th/news/840424|title=บุกกองอาสาจาม ‘บ้านแขกครัว’ มุสลิมบางกอก เสน่ห์ชุมชนเก่าที่ยังมีลมหายใจ|date=2018-02-13|language=thai|work=Matichon|first=พนิดา|last= สงวนเสรีวานิช}}</ref>
+Three mosques remain in the community.<ref name=dr/> Silk production continues in a few workshops, where traditional production methods survive.<ref name=Ban>{{cite web|url=https://www.manager.co.th/Travel/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000082973|author=หนุ่มลูกทุ่ง|date=2006-07-26|language=thai|title=เที่ยว "บ้านครัว" ชมชุมชนทอผ้ากลางกรุง|work=[[Manager Daily]]|access-date=2018-03-17|archive-date=2018-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317231957/https://www.manager.co.th/Travel/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000082973|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adding to the cost of progress, Ban Khrua residents have been at odds with the government for more than 25 years as they fight to keep their community from being razed for a proposed [[tollway]].<ref name=Baan>{{cite web|url=https://www.matichon.co.th/news/840424|title=บุกกองอาสาจาม 'บ้านแขกครัว' มุสลิมบางกอก เสน่ห์ชุมชนเก่าที่ยังมีลมหายใจ|date=2018-02-13|language=thai|work=Matichon|first=พนิดา|last= สงวนเสรีวานิช}}</ref>
-==Nearby attractions==
-*[[Jim Thompson House]]
+==Of note nearby==
-*Chaloemla 56 Bridge or Saphan Hua Chang (Elephant's Head Bridge)
+*[[Chaloem La 56 Bridge]] or Saphan Hua Chang (Elephant's Head Bridge)
 *[[Siam Square]]
-*Sra Pathum Palace
+*[[Sa Pathum Palace]]
 *[[Ratchaprasong]] Shopping Center
 *[[Erawan Shrine]]
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 ==See also==
-{{columns-list|2|
+{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
-*[[Cham people]]
-*[[Thai silk]]
+* [[Thai silk]]
-*[[Khlong Saen Saep]]
+* [[History of Bangkok]]
+* [[Islam in Thailand]]
-*[[Jim Thompson (designer)|Jim Thompson]]
+* [[Siamese-Vietnamese War (1831–1834)]]
-*[[History of Bangkok]]
+* [[Siamese–Vietnamese War (1841–1845)]]
-*[[Islam in Thailand]]
 }}
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thailand/bangkok/attractions/baan-khrua/a/poi-sig/408056/357640 Baan Khrua] from [[Lonely Planet]]
-*[https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Baan-Krua-Nhua-community--6327 BAAN KRUA NHUA COMMUNITY] from [[Tourism Authority of Thailand]] (TTA)
+*[https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Baan-Krua-Nhua-community--6327 BAAN KRUA NHUA COMMUNITY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317165123/https://www.tourismthailand.org/Attraction/Baan-Krua-Nhua-community--6327 |date=2018-03-17 }} from [[Tourism Authority of Thailand]] (TAT)
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 [[Category:Neighbourhoods of Bangkok]]
-[[Category:Ratchathewi District]]
+[[Category:Ratchathewi district]]
-[[Category:Pathum Wan District]]
+[[Category:Pathum Wan district]]
 [[category:Tourist attractions in Bangkok]]
 [[category:Islam in Thailand]]