Khaosan Road
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| ถนนข้าวสาร | |
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| Location |  Bangkok, Thailand |
| Coordinates | 13°45′32″N 100°29′50″E / 13.75889°N 100.49722°ECoordinates: 13°45′32″N 100°29′50″E / 13.75889°N 100.49722°E |
Khaosan Road or Khao Sarn Road (Thai: ถนนข้าวสาร) is a short street in central Bangkok, Thailand. It is located in the Banglamphu area of (Phra Nakhon district) about 1 km north of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew.
"Khaosan" translates as "milled rice", a reminder that in former times the street was a major Bangkok rice market. In the last 20 years, however, Khaosan Road has developed into a world famous "backpacker ghetto". It offers cheap accommodation, ranging from 'mattress in a box' style hotels to reasonably priced 3-star hotels. It is also convenient as a base of travel, since coaches leave daily for all major tourist destinations, from Chiang Mai in the North to Ko Pha Ngan in the South. There are many relatively inexpensive travel agents who can arrange visas and transportion to the neighboring countries of Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia, as well as Vietnam.
Khaosan shops sell handcrafts, paintings, clothes, pirated CDs, DVDs, and second-hand books, plus many useful backpacker items.
Khaosan Road in recent years has become popular with local residents, especially artists and art students. There are several pubs and bars, where backpackers meet to discuss their travels. The area is internationally known as a center of dancing, partying and water splashing just prior to the traditional Thai New Year (Songkran festival) from April 13 to April 15. One Thai writer has described Khaosan as "a short road that has the longest dream in the world."[citation needed]
Khaosan Road is home to the small Bangkok Jewish community and hosts a Chabad synagogue. The area to the west contains an older Islamic community and several mosques are nearby. There is also a buddist temple in one end of the street.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Khaosan Road |
- Khao San Road on Wikitravel
- thailand information weather important phone call calendar
- khaosan tour map info.
- KhaoSanRoad.com is the oldest website for the area.
- KhaoSanRd.com is another website for the area.
- http://www.khaosanroader.com
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