Ban Sakhla

Ban Sakhla is a traditional waterfront community lays on the both side of Khlong Sapphasamit canal near the Chao Phraya river estuary, where the river empties into Bay of Bangkok (upper Gulf of Thailand).

Its history dates back to the late Sukhothai and early Ayutthaya periods due to the excavation of archaeological evidence such as porcelains and potteries dating back to those eras.

[1] Originally it known as "Ban Sao Kla" because during the Nine Armies War (1785–86) in the King Rama I's reign when all village men were drafted into the military only women left.

[2] It is an isolated community surrounded by fish and shrimp with crab ponds and far from the downtown district.

At present, Ban Sakhla is considered another cultural attraction of Samut Prakan, where there are still lesser known and less crowded tourists.