Narathat Beach (Thai: หาดนราทัศน์, Hat Narathat) is a white beach on the Gulf of Thailand about 5 kilometres (3 mi) long near Narathiwat, Thailand. Narathiwat is south of Pattani, midway between it and the border with Malaysia. It ends at a cape at the mouth of Bang Nara River where the annual Kolae boat races are held.[1] The beach is shaded by rows of pines. Locals like to come here to relax.[2] Nearby are fishing villages spread along the river and the bay is full of Kolae boats of fishermen. Narathat Beach is about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) from town on Phichit Bamrung Road. New Central Mosque is at Ban Bang Nara, just before Narathat Beach. This is a religious site for Thai Muslims. It was built in 1981 and is the province’s second central mosque. The Arabian-style building has three floors. The ground floor is the main convention hall and the prayer rooms are on the top two floors. The top is covered with a large dome and there is a high tower for calling Muslims to prayer.