FORWARD | BACK | GEOGRAPHY | REGIONAL MAPS | LEXICON | MAP | SUMMARY

PROVINCIAL ESCUTCHEON

  
 

 

 

 

Songkhla

The escutcheon of Songkhla has a Sang conch displayed on a  waen fah phaan. The Sang (in Sanskrit 'Sangkha'), means 'Conch of Victory'. It probably refers to its location near the sea and to the prosperity of the city, a 'victory' over poverty.

   

Lexicon | Thai Alphabet | Bangkok & The Provinces | Unseen Thailand
 Map of Thailand | Map of Bangkok | Attractions Per Province | Calendar of Events
 Festivals & Ceremonies | Photo Album | National Parks | Hill Tribes | Buddhism
 Thai Ramayana | History of Thailand | Proverbs & Idioms | Homepage

 

           THAILEX Copyright © 2002-2007                                                                                                                                                             

Yves E.G.P. MASURE