{{Short description|Street market in Bangkok, Thailand}} {{weasel|date=February 2026}}[[Image:Pratunam market.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pratunam Market]] [[Image:Pratunam market day.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pratunam Market]]
'''Pratunam Market''' ({{Langx|th|ประตูน้ำ}}) is one of [[Bangkok]]'s major markets, and is [[Thailand]]'s largest clothing market. The name ''Pratunam'' means 'water gate'.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Liedtke |first1=Marcel |title=Bangkok Travel Guide: Bangkok and the Surrounding Area |date=4 September 2012 |publisher=Marcel Liedtke |isbn=978-1-4792-1773-1 |page=123 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Bangkok_Travel_Guide/woTLh7Dq1zQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Pratunam+Market%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA122&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
==Overview== The market includes retail stores and outdoor stalls, the latter aimed at tourists. It is at the intersection of Ratchaprarop and Phetburi Roads in the [[Ratchathewi District]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shum |first1=Terence Chun Tat |title=Asylum-Seeking Journeys in Asia: Refugees in Hong Kong and Bangkok |date=14 February 2019 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-37521-4 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Asylum_Seeking_Journeys_in_Asia/9j6IDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Pratunam+Market%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT248&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> This is may be the cheapest market for buying clothing, <ref>{{Cite web |title=[คู่มือ] เดิน "ประตูน้ำ" อาณาจักรเสื้อผ้าขายส่ง ราคาถูก! on wongnai.com |url=https://www.wongnai.com/beauty-tips/shopping-guide-pratunam |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=www.wongnai.com}}</ref>, fabrics, and textiles in central Bangkok, while the [[Chatuchak Weekend Market]] probably is the low price leader. Other merchandise includes [[watches]], [[handicraft]]s, and more.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Darkwah |first1=Akosua K. |title=Going Global: Ghanian Female Transnational Traders in an Era of Globalization |date=2002 |publisher=University of Wisconsin--Madison |page=30 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=[Benjamin Jaris ] ประตูน้ำ เพชรรามา เมโทร ตลาดนีออน 4 ป้ายรถโดยสารประจำทางในย่านเดียว เมื่อเราโดยสารรถประจำทาง เมื่อบอกไปว่า "ประตูน้ำ" พนักงานเก็บค่าโดยสารจะบอกอยู่เสมอว่า "เมโทร" หรือ "เพชรรามา" ซึ่งคนวัยรุ่นที่เกิดใ |url=https://www.blockdit.com/posts/61151f0fe4ccfc0c8131e551 |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=www.blockdit.com}}</ref>
The Pratunam Market covers the whole area around and behind the Amari Watergate and Indra Regent Hotels with the rainbow-colored Baiyoke I hotel and the towering [[Baiyoke Tower II]] hotels inside it.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hoskin |first1=John |title=Bangkok by Design: Architectural Diversity in the City of Angels |date=1995 |publisher=Post Books |isbn=978-974-202-037-8 |page=150 |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== {{Wikivoyage|Bangkok/Pratunam|Pratunam}} * [[Markets in Bangkok]]
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[[Category:Retail markets in Bangkok]] [[Category:Ratchathewi district]] {{Bangkok-geo-stub}}