phi phi island thailand

Phiphi island in Thailand located in between the island of Phuket and the western coast of the Andaman Sea, this island is divided into two parts for several other small islands, and administratively belongs to the province of Krabi. Ko Phi Phi Don (Ku = island in Thai) is the largest island in the group, and the only Ikqtun by the population, while the beaches of the island other kuphiphi me is the most visited by tourists, despite the lack of places to stay, but can reach a speed boat from Island in the in, the rest of the islands in the sub Island in the Great is not more than just rocks and the presence of huge numbers of limestone scattered sea side. In Don was inhabited by Muslim fishermen in the late forties, and yet this is more than 80% of the island Taalandaa Muslims, and there are some Buddhists in the north-east of the island. Island in the was the backdrop for the film year 2000 The Beach shore, where he was filming most of the movie beach island and in the cave Viking, despite the fact that officials of the island refused at first to change some views of the island and change their shape, but they agreed in the last while and found that the film Saatr positively popular in. She was also in the hiding place in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. After the exit of the beach movie cinema halls, known in the island and became a demand for them, as well as a growing number of the population, has been the construction of many buildings and hotels where. Earthquake in the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004 destroyed all the infrastructure on the island, almost, however it is restoring electricity, water and some ATM and financial services task quickly, despite the fact that the Internet did not line up for the entire quality of after.
The island's history

From archaeological discoveries, where it is believed that the island was one of the oldest areas in Thailand where dating back to the prehistoric period. In the name stems from the Malay language, which refers to the mangrove wood found in abundance on the island, the island description you got a national park in 1983 ..