Khon Kaen Province

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    As the development center of the Northeast, Khon Kaen is the defacto capital of I-san, and is the site of many important establishments, including the Ubolrat Dam, the Khon Kaen University, and a branch of Tourism Authority of Thailand. Khon Kaen is 449 kilometers from Bangkok.

Attractions & Places of Interest

    Bung Kaen Nakhon A large and clean body of water covering an area of some 50 acres, the Bung Kaen Nakhon is a popular place for relaxation for the town people, with a restaurant providing tasty dishes.

    Khon Kaen National Museum is a northeastern regional museum, it puts on echibition various discoveries from the Fine Arts Unit 7 such as Ban Chiang artifacts and sculptured boundary stones found at Muang Fa Daet Sung Yang, Kalasin Province. Open daily except Mondays and Tuesdays.

Phra That Kham Kaen
    The Phra That Kham Kaen located at Amphoe Nam Phong about thirty kilometers from town, is the principal sacred place of worship for the Khon Kaen people. The name of the province itself was derived from the word Kham Kaen.

    The Tham Pha Phuang Forest Park is some 120 kilometers from town on the Khon Kaen-Chum Phae highway, with further four kilometers on a side road to the Park. The cave itself can be visited by walking from the parking area to the other side of the hill where the entrance is located.

    The Pha Nok Khao is a strangely-shaped mountain on the boundary of Amphoe Chum Phae in Khon Kaen and Amphoe Phu Kradung in Loei.
    Noted for the quality of its Mutmee silk, Amphoe Chonnabot can be reached by taking Highway No.2 and turning at Km.399 travellign on for another twelve kilometers.     
  
    Twenty six kilometers from town is the multi-purpose Ubolrat Dam, the largest in the Ubolrat Dam Northeast. 8:00-meter long and 32-meter high, the dam cam hold up to 2,550 million cu.m. of water in its 410 aq.km. reservoir. In addition to being one of the most popular places to visit, Ubolrat Dam generates for eight neighboring provinces.

    Phu Kao-Phu Phan Kham National Park 56 kms. from the province of Khon Kaen-Ubonrat Dam-Non Sang route, the park covers a total area of 320 square km. or 201, 250 rai of Amphoe Ubonrat, Khon Kaen Province and Amphoe Non Sang, Nong Bua Lamphu. Most of the area is covered with Dipterocarps Forests with Mixed Deciduous Forests and Evergreen Forests in some parts. Various kinds of activities such as a jungle trip, lodging at a questhouse, camping in the forest, and a campfire are well contributed by its landscape. In addition, a lifestyle of the area's ancient community of the same period as Ban Chiang can also be studied from a cave painting of hands.

    Phu Wiang National Park covers some 75,000 acres. Enclosed by surrounding mountains to form a valley, it is rich in flora and fauna and beautiful waterfalls. Remains of dinosaurs were discovered there, and a Buddha image carved on the face of a steep hill dates from the Dvaravati period. The park office is located 15 kilometers from Amphoe Phu Wiang.

    Silk Fair and Phuk Sieo Tradition held annually in late November or early Khon Kaen's Silk Fair December in front of the city hall and in Ratchadanusorn Park, the events last 7 days and 7 nights. The planned activities include Thida Mai or Miss Silk procession, exhibition on the promotion of silk products. A variety of local entertainments is also planned.

information of this page come from Tourism Authority of Thailand.

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