Submitted Name
Type Political Subdivision & Settlement
Usage Thai, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Lao, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Turkish
Scripts สงขลา(Thai) सोंगख्ला(Hindi) ສົງຂາ(Lao) Сонгхла(Tajik)
[Meaning & History
From Malay Singgora, ultimately from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (sinhapura) meaning "city of lions", from सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion" and पुर (pura) meaning "city, town". This is the name of a province and city in southern Thailand.