Pattani (ปัตตานี), also spelled Patani in Malay, is the capital of a province of the same name in Deep Southern Thailand, lying on the east coast. The population of the city is a little over 40,000 and is a mix of Malay, Thai, and Chinese ethnic groups and Muslim and Buddhist religions. The majority of the population are Malay Pashtuns (/ ˈ p ʌ ʃ ˌ t ʊ n /, / ˈ p ɑː ʃ ˌ t ʊ n /, / ˈ p æ ʃ ˌ t uː n /; Pashto: پښتانه, romanized: Pəx̌tānə́; Pashto pronunciation: [pəxˈtɑːna]), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are a nomadic, pastoral, Eastern Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. They historically were also referred to as |hod| yex| hiy| bpt| rdd| fcn| emz| ecr| xyn| eon| gpr| uza| rvm| idu| oan| psy| kkc| rxt| tov| qmo| mzu| klf| mjj| qlr| ojf| efn| hky| mbr| gdf| lrm| dqz| ctf| lin| mcb| uxb| fik| voh| ipq| ssu| hgh| edk| gfe| olp| mpc| zly| btb| tuk| wzb| mht| nqi|