Чиангма́й (), также Чианг Май, — крупнейший город на севере Таиланда, столица одноимённой провинции и второй по величине город страны. Находится в 700 км к северу от Бангкока. По состоянию на 2022 год численность населения агломерации составляет 1,2 миллиона человек. Расположен среди гор на реке Пинг, притоке реки Чаупхраи (Менам). Чиангмай известен как древний культурный и туристический центр страны. В городе расположено одно из крупнейших тайских высших учебных заведений — Чиангмайский университет. Здесь находится также один из региональных центров Французского института Дальнего Востока.
История Чиангмай основал правитель Менграй в конце XIII века. В 1292 году здесь появилась резиденция князя «The settlement, founded as a royal residence in 1292 and as a town in 1296, served as the capital of the Lanna Thai kingdom until 1558, when it fell to the Myanmar.». Название означает «новый город». После победы Менграя над монским королевством Харипунджайя (на территории Северного Таиланда) сюда из города Чианграй была перенесена столица королевства Ланнатхай. Король Менграй построил стену вокруг города для защиты от вторжений со стороны Бирмы. Чиангмай как город появился в 1296, датой его основания считают 12 апреля (по другим данным, 19 апреля 1296Buddhist sculpture of Northern Thailand / Carol Stratton; based on a manuscript by Carol Stratton and Miriam McNair Scott. 2004. P. 20, 34. или даже 1294 год ).
История противостояния Сиама и Чиангмая нашла отражение в эпической поэме на тайском языке «Юан пхай» (1475).
В 1556 году город был захвачен бирманцами, периодически владевшими им вплоть до 1774 года. С 1774 Чиангмай вошёл в состав Сиама, когда король Таксин отвоевал его у бирманцев. 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Религиозные памятники В Чиангмае имеется около 300 буддийских храмов (ватов), из которых можно отметить следующие: