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Songkhla is a city (
thesaban nakhon) in the
Songkhla Province of southern
Thailand, near the border with
Malaysia. As of 2006 it had a population of 75,048. The city is a part of
Greater Hatyai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area.
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 the big
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.
Songkhla was sometimes known as
Singgora or
Singora (City of
Lions).
On December 8, 1941, hours before the bombing of
Pearl Harbor, the
Imperial Japanese army landed here and proceeded south towards
Perlis and
Penang as part of the
Malayan campaign which culminated in the
capture of Singapore.
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