It translates as “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 Visvakarman, at Indra’s behest”. It’s the longest name of a city in the world. Bangkok is the capital and the biggest city in Thailand, located at the estuary of the Menam river to the Gulf of Thailand, with a population of 9 million.