City of Angels
Saturday, 5 Feb 2005 17:44
The Thais call their capital city Krungthep, not Bangkok, as it is know internationally. It is short of what the Guinness Book of World Records dub the longest name for a city – Krungthepmahanakorn Amornrattanakosin Mahintrayuthaya Mahadilokpob Noparat Rajataniburirom Amornpimarn Awatarnsatis Sakatadtiya Wisanukamprasit.
Krungthep, or Krungthepmahanakorn, literally means the City of Angels. Bangkok came from the word Bang Kork, a small district in the city that formed the core of the current metropolis.
