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[[File:Soi Rommanee, Phuket Town.jpg|thumb|Shophouses on Soi Rommanee, Phuket Old Town (2018)]]<br />
[[File:Shinobuilding.jpg|thumb|Phuket old town]]<br />
The '''Old Town''' is an area of historical interest in the city of [[Phuket (city)|Phuket]]. The main streets of Old Town are Thalang, Phang Nga, Krabi, Dibuk, and Yoawarat. Old Town is noted for [[Sino-Portuguese architecture|Sino-Portuguese buildings]] on both sides of the street. Many old buildings have been converted into shops, hotels, restaurants, and museums. Although Phuket Town is not a resort town, the nearest beaches are [[Patong]], Karon and Kata.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=Phuket Town for Tourists |url=https://o-thailand.ru/phuket-old-taun/ |website=About Thailand}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Phuket has a rich history as tin-mining country peopled by [[Thai people|Siamese]], [[Chinese people|Chinese]], [[Malay race|Malays]], [[Indian people|Indians]], Eurasians, and [[Urak Lawoi|sea gypsies]]. A unique community in Phuket are the "Baba", with their own way of life, language, dress, and food. The core of this community was formed by early unions between Hokkien tin-miners and Siamese women. This distinctive Baba heritage can be seen in Phuket's Old Town.<ref name="lestariheritage">{{cite web|url=https://www.lestariheritage.net/phuket/webpages/mov01.html|title=Phuket Heritage: Phuket's Old Town Movement|publisher=lestariheritage.net|accessdate=2014-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814001652/http://lestariheritage.net/phuket/webpages/mov01.html|archive-date=2014-08-14|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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Since the 16th century, Europeans have been involved in the [[tin]] trade of Phuket. In the 18th century, much of the island's [[tin mining]] was carried out by [[Hokkien Chinese]] who were instrumental in building the old part of the city. In the early-20th century, under Governor [[Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahitsaraphakdi]], major European mining companies were invited in, and major public infrastructure such as roads and canals was built. Many buildings in [[Sino-Portuguese architecture|Sino-Portuguese style]] from this period are preserved and restored, particularly the shophouses and the big mansions.<ref name="phuket">{{cite web|url=http://www.phuket.com/magazine3/focus.htm|title=Old Phuket Town - Sino-Portuguese Houses|publisher=phuket.com|accessdate=2014-05-24}}</ref> No one knows exactly when the first building in this style was constructed, but photographs from the reign of [[King Rama V]] (1853–1910) show that it was already well established by then. <br />
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==Attractions==<br />
[[File:Phuket Thai Hua School (I).jpg|thumb|Thai Hua Museum in 2019, previously a Sino-Portuguese mansion]]<br />
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*China Inn Cafe and Restaurant<br />
*The House of the Beautiful Images coffee shop<br />
*[[Thai Hua Museum]]<br />
*[[Baan Chinpracha Museum]]<br />
*[[Phra Pitak Chinpracha Mansion]]<br />
*Phuket Provincial Hall<br />
*[[Phuket Philatelic Museum]]<br />
*On On Hotel<br />
*Kopitiam Restaurant<br />
*[[One Chun]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.phuket.com/magazine3/focus.htm Best Things to Do in Phuket]<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Phuket province]]<br />
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