Trat

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Trat
ตราด
Town
Trat Airport
Trat Airport
Trat is located in Thailand
Trat
Trat
Coordinates: 12°14′30″N 102°30′45″E / 12.24167°N 102.51250°E / 12.24167; 102.51250Coordinates: 12°14′30″N 102°30′45″E / 12.24167°N 102.51250°E / 12.24167; 102.51250
Country Thailand
ProvinceTrat Province
DistrictMueang Trat District
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Calling code(+66) 39

Trat (Thai: ตราด, pronounced [tràːt]) is a town in Thailand, capital of Trat Province and the Mueang Trat District. The town is in the east of Thailand, at the mouth of the , near the border with Cambodia.

Thai Traditional House On Stilts Trat Thailand.jpg
Trat - Marché de nuit.JPG

When the Vietnamese pushed the Khmer Rouge out of Cambodia in 1985, Pol Pot fled to Thailand and made his headquarters in a plantation villa near Trat. It was built for him by the Thai Army and nicknamed "Office 87".[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Shenon, Philip (6 February 1994). "Pol Pot, the Mass Murderer Who Is Still Alive and Well". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

External links[]

  • Trat travel guide from Wikivoyage
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