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#TodayILearned that the official #Thai name for Bangkok is Krung Thep, short for “Krungthepmahanakhon” (City of Angels, Great City of Immortals).

But *that* name is short for “Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit” (City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra's behest), which at 168 (Latin phonetic) letters, earns it the #GuinessWorldRecord for the longest place name on earth.

(Yes, even longer than Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch.)

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/67273-longest-place-name