Phuket is the largest island of the Kingdom of Thailand located in the Andaman Sea in southern Thailand and the island is made up mostly of mountain chain starts at the ...

Phuket is the largest island in Thailand located on the Andaman Sea in southern Thailand, there is a chain of mountains in the west of the island and start from north to south and known as the Mountains of Phuket, which reaches a height (1,736 feet) above sea level. The area of ​​Bukit total 570 square kilometers (220 square miles), including the smaller islands, the island and away from the capital Bangkok about 863 km (536 miles) south of Bangkok, an area of ​​about 543 square kilometers (210 square miles), with the exception of small islands. Followed by the province nearly 39 small island of Phuket and the estimated length of the island from north to south and 48 kilometers (30 miles).

Reach the mountains in Phuket about 70% of the island and the remaining 30% is located in the plains of central and eastern parts of the island and the island contains no major rivers and contains some tables.

Forests and rubber plantations and palm oil covering about 60% of the island. The west coast where many of the Rumaila beaches and called the most popular beach in Phuket Patong Beach is located on the west coast.

Buddha statue in Phuket.

Among the most important characteristic of this island and the presence of some of the most beautiful dive sites at the global level as well as the development of tourism diving and cruises are refined and suitable for all can be for divers to choose between a diving trips for one day with the provision of meals and drinks on board the boats are equipped with all amenities and recreation and between trips to several days or even weeks scouring the waters of Phuket island and islets nearby and which is characterized by the diversity of coral reefs and marine its objects of sea turtles and sharks all Onoalla.llmazid