Thailand: Pattani’s Baan Khun Phithak Raya wins Unesco award for cultural conservation


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BANGKOK, Dec 5 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The Baan Khun Phithak Raya house in Pattani province won the 2021 Unesco Award of Merit for Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Conservation on December 1.

The building, located in the Hua Talat community on a small road named Pattani Phirom near Pattani River, was used both as a place for business and residence by Chinese settlers.

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