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Koh Panyee Muslim Village - Phang Nga
Koh Panyee Muslim Village - Phang Nga
Another of these ''out of this world'' places - Ko Panyi (also known as Koh Panyee) is
a fishing village in the Phang Nga Province, Thailand notable for being built on
stilts by Indonesian fishermen.
The population consists of roughly 200 families or between 1,500 and 2,000 people
descended from 2 seafaring Muslim families from Java.
According to wikipedia: In the late 20th century, the community found
it difficult to subsist solely on the fishing industry and the postman proposed
to invite tourists to the village to benefit the residents.
And so it goes: Nowadays this is one of the main attractions on tours of
Phang Nga Bay from Phuket, often serving as a lunch stop.
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