🇹🇭 Koh Panyi | เกาะปันหยี | Phang Nga 

Koh Panyi, April 2023.
Koh Panyi is a fishing village in Phang Nga Province, Thailand, notable for being built on stilts by Javanese fishermen. The population consists of about 360 families or 1,600 people descended from two seafaring Javanese Muslim fishermen families who established the settlement at the end of 18th century. During this time the law limited land ownership solely to people of Thai national origins, and due to this restriction the settlement was, for the most part, built on stilts within the protection of the island's bay, providing easy access for fishers. With the increase of wealth for the community, due to the growing tourism industry within Thailand, the purchase of land on the island itself became a possibility, and the first significant structures were built ashore, a mosque and a freshwater well. Location: maps.app.goo.g...