Kampung Jawa, Bangkok

Kampung Jawa, or Java Village, is a neighborhood of Sathorn, Bangkok that historically served as a home for the city's community of Javanese descent.[1] The community was previously named the Ban Thawai Muslim Community, and is located on Rangnamkeang (Thai: ตรอกโรงน้ำแข็ง) 707 in Yan Nawa subdistrict.[2]

History

The Javanese residents descended from the palace gardeners brought to Bangkok during the reign of King Chulalongkorn.[3] The residents established the Jawa Mosque and a cemetery.[3]

As of 2016, approximately 3,000 residents lived in the neighborhood.[4]

Locations

Jawa Market

Jawa Market (Thai: ตลาดยะวา) A public market known for food and selling teak logs floated down the Chao Phraya River from the north.[5] The market is the origin of gaeng khaek yawa (Thai: แกงแขกยะวา), a Siamese-Javanese curry of chicken and golden raisins, based in coconut.[6]

Jawa Mosque

Main article: Jawa Mosque

Jawa Mosque (Thai: มัสยิดยะวา; Javanese: ꦩꦱ꧀ꦗꦶꦢ꧀ꦗꦮ; Malay: مسجد جاوا) is a mosque in Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand.[7] The Mosque is the center of the Thai muslim community of Javanese descent.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Putri, Syafira (2024-04-02). "Tracing Indonesian Society in Thailand's Javanese Village". www.dompetdhuafa.org. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  2. ^ Van Roy, Edward (2017). Siamese melting pot: ethnic minorities in the making of Bangkok. Singapore and Chiang Mai, Thailand: ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute ; Silkworm Books. ISBN 978-981-4762-83-0.
  3. ^ a b Alen (2018-06-02). "Historical Indonesian Communities of Bangkok". OBSERVER - the latest information about Indonesian news and social culture. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  4. ^ https://ijbel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/KLiISC_30.pdf
  5. ^ https://library.stou.ac.th/wp-content/odi/siam-markets/khak/page_3.html
  6. ^ Aspler, Hanuman (2021). "c1939 Siamese-Javanese style coconut-based chicken and golden raisins curry (แกงแขกยะวา ; gaaeng khaaek yawaa)". Thaifoodmaster (in Thai). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  7. ^ https://rsucon.rsu.ac.th/files/proceedings/intersoc2021/1814_20210514185028.pdf
  8. ^ Kongrut, Anchalee (2016-02-03). "Right to rest in peace". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  9. ^ "Keren! Ada Masjid Jawa di Bangkok". detikTravel (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-07-26.
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