Overview of Pattaya: History

Pattaya's name was originally "Thap Phraya", meaning Army of the Phraya - commemorating the surrender of Nai Klom's army to that of Phraya Tak, without a fight. Thap Phraya became Phatthaya, and then Phatthaya. Read More »

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Overview of Pattaya: History is based on Pattaya by Pradyot Anand, Brian Crowley, Globe-trotter, Jjtk, Seaserpent, RoyalCliffHotels, Roskarlen, Tutkinnanjohtaja, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.