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Yala
Thailand
Yala, town, extreme southern Thailand. Yala is a modern commercial centre on the Pattani River, which flows north into the Gulf of Thailand. The town is also located on the Bangkok-Singapore railway and the PattaniāGeorge Town (Penang [Malaysia]) highway. The population includes Thai Muslims, Malay Muslims, and Chinese. The region is heavily planted in rubber. Nearby caves contain murals and a reclining Buddha sculpture in the Årivijaya style. Pop. (2000) 74,139.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.
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