Phatthalung, Thailand
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of the Malay peninsula. Phatthalung is separated from the Gulf of Thailand by a freshwater reservoir, with an area of some 1250 sq. km (483 sq. mi.), which increasingly silts up. Visitors here discover an impressive landscape of dense jungle and steep cliffs, with varied flora and fauna; a number of the temples are good examples of elaborate Thai architecture. Many of the people living in and around Phatthalung are Thai-Malay half-castes and Moslems.

By car: from Nakhon Si Thammarat Highway 401 to Ron Phibun, then Highway 41 (about 120 km (75 mi.)). From Songkhla Highway 407 to Hat Yai, then 43/4 (140 km (87 mi)).

By rail: on the Bangkok-Malaysia line.

By bus: connections from Nakhon Si Thammarat, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Trang and Phuket.