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        On several styles of houses in the 14 southern provinces, the most characteristic is certainly the Thai Muslim house. This type is especially more prevalent in the 4 provinces of the deep south where the population is mainly Muslim and Malay, namely Pattani, Satun, Yala and Narathiwat.

The roofs of these houses are one of three forms:

• "hipped roof", known as the "PANYA" or "LIMA" are popular and influenced by English or Dutch colonization that has spread from Indonesia and the Malay Peninsula.
• "hipped roof" called curved roof «BLANOR».

Malay style with its roots in Islamic art is decorated with numerous pieces of carved wood from air vents, and for curved panels, often painted with different colors.

The posts of houses in the south called "TEEN SAO" are placed on the ground instead shoved inside. This protects against termites, mold during the rainy season, allowing a possible move.