00:00Kopangye, a small island in Thailand inhabited by descendants of Javanese Muslims.
00:08Kopangye is a small island located in the Andaman Sea,
00:13precisely off the coast of Southern Thailand.
00:16Uniquely, this island is inhabited by descendants of Muslims from Java.
00:21Initially, this island was discovered by three Javanese descendants.
00:25about 200 years ago while fishing.
00:28They then took shelter near a large limestone rock on this island.
00:33To make it easy for other fishermen to find it, they fly a flag on it.
00:38so that slowly many people began to join the three fishermen and began to build a village.
00:44This island is also known as a floating village.
00:47This can be seen from the approximately 200 houses on this island,
00:51most of them are built above sea water.
00:54By living on the water, they have cleverly circumvented Thai law.
00:59The law in the country states that foreigners are not allowed to own land in Thailand.
01:05Around 1,600 residents live on this island, the majority of whom are Muslim.
01:10Not only does the gold-domed mosque stand, on this island there is also a unique floating football field.
01:15The livelihood of the people on Kopanya Island is fishing.
01:20and selling various souvenirs and food to visiting tourists.
