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== Description == | == Description == | ||
{{Town_Infobox|title1 = City of Bangkok|town = Bangkok|population = 19|/t_list_page =8 |owner = [[Raj Prasong Rama II]]|chunks = 68|continent = Asia|image1 = Bangkok.png|nation = [[Siam]]|caption1 = Flag of Bangkok}} | {{Town_Infobox|title1 = City of Bangkok|town = Bangkok|population = 19|/t_list_page =8 |owner = [[Raj Prasong Rama II]]|chunks = 68|continent = Asia|image1 = Bangkok.png|nation = [[Siam]]|caption1 = Flag of Bangkok}} | ||
''' | '''Bangkok''' (<small>UK: </small>/bæŋˈkɒk/,<sup>[6][7]</sup> <small>US: </small>/ˈbæŋkɒk/<sup>[7][8]</sup>) is the capital city of [[Siam]]. It is known in Thai as '''Krung Thep Maha Nakhon '''(กรุงเทพมหานคร, <small>pronounced</small> [krūŋ tʰêːp mahǎː nákʰɔ̄ːn] or simply '''Krung Thep. '''The Chao Phraya River runs through Bangkok and then empties into the Gulf of Siam, where the town is next to. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||