Pattani Province Travel Guide
Located roughly 745 miles south of Bangkok along the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, the Muslim majority province of Pattani was once famous for having been governed by a woman.
Today, while remaining an area with one of the highest concentrations of Thai Muslims who worship daily at its beautiful central mosque, it has forfeited its popularity as a tourist destination due to ongoing violence between local Muslims and Buddhists. Since 2004, more than 3,000 people have lost their lives due to a decades-old religious conflict.