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Koh Panyee
เกาะปันหยี | |
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Muban (village) | |
Coordinates: 8°20′8″N 98°30′11″E / 8.33556°N 98.50306°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Phang Nga |
District | Mueang Phang Nga |
Subdistrict | Ko Panyi |
Ko Panyi (Thai: เกาะปันหยี, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ pān.jǐː]), also known as Koh Panyee, is a fishing village in Phang Nga Province, Thailand, notable for being built on stilts by Javanese fishermen. The population consists of about 360 families or 1,600 people[1] descended from two seafaring Muslim families from Java Island, Indonesia.[2]