Songkhla is the one of the southern provinces of Thailand. To the south it borders Kedah and Perlis of Malaysia. The present derives from its originative Malay instance Singgora (city of lions). This refers to a lion-shaped barrier prospective the joint of Songkhla. Songkhla is subdivided curiosity 16 districts, which are further subdivided into 127 communes and 987 villages. The districts of Chana (Chenok in Malay), Thepa (Tiba), and Saba Yoi (Sebayu) were detached from Pattani and transferred to Songkhla in recent times by the Thai government.
Songkhla is one of Thailand’s needful ports and coastal provinces. An undeniably historic house endowed with patriarchal ruins, arts, and places of cultural importance, Songkhla, a broiling pot of Thais, Chinese and Malays, charms visitors with its lone traditions, dialect, and rock-and-roll entertainment. These characteristics are reflections of the provinces adorable cultural heritage, which has been preserved and passed down from generations to generations.
Due to it borders to Malaysia, whence masterly are multifold Malaysian comes to Songkla, especially Hat-Yai district. It is the impressive city in Songkhla province. Hat Yai serves as a southern hub of communication, trading and transportation as quite as a gateway to Malaysia and Singapore. In light of this, Hat Yai has gained importance as the driving force of economic growth in the southern region.
The provincial tree is the Sa-dao-thiam.
Festivals and Places to go:
Bull Fighting
Dove Singing Contest
Hat Yai
Hat Yai Municipal Park
Namtok Ton Nga Chang
Ban Sattha (Home of Faith)
Khao Kao Seng
Khao Noi
Ko Nu and Ko Maeo