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Phuket Introduction
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During the 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in such numbers to work for the tin mines that the ethnic character of the island’s interior became predominantly Chinese, while the coastal settlements remained populated chiefly by Muslim fishermen.
History of Phuket
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Phuket’s history dates back to 1025 AD. The island’s present name derives its meaning from the Tamil word, manikram, or Crystal Mountain.
However, for the greater part of the last millennium, Phuket was known as Junk Ceylon, which, with variations, is the name found on most old maps. The name is thought to have its roots in Ptolemy’s Geographia, written by the Alexandrian geographer in the 3rd century AD. He mentioned that in making a trip from Souwannapum to the Malay Peninsula, it was necessary to pass the cape of Jang Si Lang.
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