Ban Khamin

Ban Khamin (Thai: บ้านขมิ้น, pronounced [bâːn kʰā.mîn]; lit: "Village of Turmeric") is a road junction and historic neighborhood in the Siri Rat Subdistrict, Bangkok Noi District in Thon Buri side, Bangkok.

The name "Ban Khamin" after this area in the Thon Buri period (1767–82) before the rise of Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–present).

There is only one shop in the Phran Nok Intersection which is nearby,[1] but named "Ban Khamin" is still in use today.

Apart from the junction, there is also Khlong Ban Khamin (คลองบ้านขมิ้น; Ban Khamin Canal), a small waterway with a length of only 1.5 km (0.9 mi)[2] near Siriraj Hospital and San Chaopho Ban Khamin Pung Thao Kong (ศาลเจ้าพ่อบ้านขมิ้น (ปึงท้าวกง)), a small Teochew joss house built in the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing dynasty,[3] located near the junction.

[4] In the past, after World War II ended shortly, there was a cinema named Ban Khamin Theater located in the local market area.