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[[file:Thanon Pran Nok 2018.jpg|thumb|250px|Aerial view of Pran Nok Road in 2018 (toward Siriraj Hospital)]] |
[[file:Thanon Pran Nok 2018.jpg|thumb|250px|Aerial view of Pran Nok Road in 2018 (toward Siriraj Hospital)]] |
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'''Phran Nok''', also spelled '''Pran Nok''' or '''Prannok''' ({{lang-th|พรานนก}}) is a name of the street in [[Bangkok Noi|Bangkok Noi District]], Bangkok's [[Thonburi]] side. The name is also the surrounding area. |
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==History & route== |
==History & route== |
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Phran Nok Road is about two km (about one mi) long. It begins in front of the [[Prannok Pier]] on the bank of [[Chao Phraya River]], runs a short distance passing [[Siriraj Hospital]]. This part of the road was officially renamed '''Wang Lang Road''' (ถนนวังหลัง) in 2012 following a cabinet resolution to reflect its history, where the road passed was once a [[rear palace]] in the early [[Rattanakosin period]]. Then it continues running to meet [[Charan Sanitwong Road]] at [[Fai Chai Intersection]]. According to the policy of Field Marshal [[Plaek Phibunsongkhram]], the late Prime Minister who wanted to name the roads in Thonburi Province following the name of the importance battling places where King [[Taksin the Great]] fought for Siam independent in order to commemorate and honour the King. Thereby, this road is named ''Phran Nok'' to follow the name of the first battlefield (Ban Phran Nok, currently in [[Uthai District]], [[Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province]]), where the King defeated the Burmese army after the [[Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)|second invasion of Ayutthaya by the Burmese]].<ref>{{cite web|title=“พรานนก” ชื่อนี้มาจากไหน? กลายเป็นชื่อย่าน-ถนนที่ฝั่งธนบุรีได้อย่างไร?|url=https://www.silpa-mag.com/history/article_50620|work=Art & Culture|trans-title="Pran Nok" Where did the name come from? How did it become the name of the neighbourhood-the road at the Thonburi side?|date=2021-01-08|accessdate=2021-03-10|language=thai}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:53, 10 March 2021
Phran Nok, also spelled Pran Nok or Prannok (Template:Lang-th) is a name of the street in Bangkok Noi District, Bangkok's Thonburi side. The name is also the surrounding area.
History & route
Phran Nok Road is about two km (about one mi) long. It begins in front of the Prannok Pier on the bank of Chao Phraya River, runs a short distance passing Siriraj Hospital. This part of the road was officially renamed Wang Lang Road (ถนนวังหลัง) in 2012 following a cabinet resolution to reflect its history, where the road passed was once a rear palace in the early Rattanakosin period. Then it continues running to meet Charan Sanitwong Road at Fai Chai Intersection. According to the policy of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the late Prime Minister who wanted to name the roads in Thonburi Province following the name of the importance battling places where King Taksin the Great fought for Siam independent in order to commemorate and honour the King. Thereby, this road is named Phran Nok to follow the name of the first battlefield (Ban Phran Nok, currently in Uthai District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province), where the King defeated the Burmese army after the second invasion of Ayutthaya by the Burmese.[1]
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References
- ^ ""พรานนก" ชื่อนี้มาจากไหน? กลายเป็นชื่อย่าน-ถนนที่ฝั่งธนบุรีได้อย่างไร?" ["Pran Nok" Where did the name come from? How did it become the name of the neighbourhood-the road at the Thonburi side?]. Art & Culture (in Thai). 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-03-10.