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Sankamphaeng Range
The Sankamphaeng Range, also Sankambeng Range or Sungumpang Range (, , ; , ) is one of the mountain ranges separating eastern Thailand from the northeast or Isan. It is in Nakhon Nayok Province, Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi Province, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo Province, Sa Kaeo, Saraburi Province, Saraburi, and Nakhon Ratchasima Provinces, Thailand. Description The meaning of the word ''Sankamphaeng'' in the Thai language is fortification or Buttress, counterfort. It is a fitting name to describe this mountain range that effectively constituted a natural buttress between the Khorat Plateau and the plain of Central Thailand. The mountain chain runs in a WNW-ESE direction. The northern part of the Sankamphaeng mountain range merges with the southern end of the Dong Phaya Yen Mountains, which run roughly in a north-south direction at the southwestern boundary of the Khorat Plateau. To the east this range connects with the Dângrêk Mountains, a longer system running in an east-west directio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakhon Nayok Province
Nakhon Nayok (, ) is one of the central Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand, established by the s:Act Establishing Changwat Samut Prakan, Changwat Nonthaburi, Changwat Samut Sakhon, and Changwat Nakhon Nayok, Buddhist Era 2489 (1946), Act Establishing Changwat Samut Prakan, Changwat Nonthaburi, Changwat Samut Sakhon, and Changwat Nakhon Nayok, Buddhist Era 2489 (1946), which came into force on 9 May 1946. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Saraburi province, Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachinburi province, Prachinburi, Chachoengsao province, Chachoengsao, and Pathum Thani province, Pathum Thani. Nakhon Nayok is known for waterfalls and fruit varieties. Nakon Nayok is a nearby province to Bangkok and has various tourist attractions. Khao Yai National Park, Thailands oldest national park is in partly in Nakhon Nayok province and attracts many tourists. Khun Dan Prakarn Chon Dam is another tourist attraction 2 hours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khorat Plateau
The Khorat Plateau (; ) is a plateau in the northeastern Thai region of Isan. The plateau forms a natural region, named after the short form of Nakhon Ratchasima, a historical barrier controlling access to and from the area. Geography The average elevation is and it covers an area of about . The saucer-shaped plateau is divided by a range of hills called the Phu Phan Mountains into two basins: the northern Sakhon Nakhon Basin, and the southern Khorat Basin. The plateau tilts from its northwestern corner where it is about above sea level to the southeast where the elevation is only about . Except for a few hills in the northeastern corner, the region is primarily gently undulating land, most of it varying in elevation from , tilting from the Phetchabun Mountains in the west down toward the Mekong River. The plateau is drained by the Mun and Chi Rivers, tributaries to the Mekong that forms the northeastern boundary of the area. It is separated from central Thailand by the Phet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khao Laem Noi
Khao may refer to: * Khao, Iran (), a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Khao (, pronounced ), the term for 'mountain' in Central and Southern Thailand; see List of mountains in Thailand * Khao (, pronounced ), the term for 'rice' in the Thai and Lao languages; see Rice production in Thailand and Rice production in Laos ** Khao soi (), Chiang Mai Curry Noodles * Khao language Khao may refer to: * Khao, Iran (), a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Khao (, pronounced ), the term for 'mountain' in Central and Southern Thailand; see List of mountains in Thailand * Khao (, pronounced ), the term for 'rice' in the Thai and ..., a Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam * The ICAO airport identifier for Butler County Regional Airport {{Disambiguation, geo, airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khao Chan
Khao may refer to: * Khao, Iran Khav (, also Romanized as Khāv; also known as Khāo, Khāow, and Qala Khāo) is a village in Khav and Mirabad Rural District, Khav and Mirabad District, Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 335, in 82 fa ... (), a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Khao (, pronounced ), the term for 'mountain' in Central and Southern Thailand; see List of mountains in Thailand * Khao (, pronounced ), the term for 'rice' in the Thai and Lao languages; see Rice production in Thailand and Rice production in Laos ** Khao soi (), Chiang Mai Curry Noodles * Khao language, a Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam * The ICAO airport identifier for Butler County Regional Airport {{Disambiguation, geo, airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khao Laem
Khao may refer to: * Khao, Iran (), a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Khao (, pronounced ), the term for 'mountain' in Central and Southern Thailand; see List of mountains in Thailand * Khao (, pronounced ), the term for 'rice' in the Thai and Lao languages; see Rice production in Thailand and Rice production in Laos ** Khao soi (), Chiang Mai Curry Noodles * Khao language Khao may refer to: * Khao, Iran (), a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Khao (, pronounced ), the term for 'mountain' in Central and Southern Thailand; see List of mountains in Thailand * Khao (, pronounced ), the term for 'rice' in the Thai and ..., a Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam * The ICAO airport identifier for Butler County Regional Airport {{Disambiguation, geo, airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
