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Northern Thailand is a region in Thailand. The area is bounded by Myanmar in the West, Laos in the north.
Regions
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Regions of xxx
Mae Hong Son Provincie Province (Mae Hong Son and paic) Mae Hong Son largely borders Myanmar and owes many Burmese influences to it. |
Chiang Mai Province (The city Chiang Mai and Thailand's highest mountain: Doi Inthanon) Chiang Mai is the most visited province of northern Thailand. |
Chiang Rai Province (The city Chiang Rai, border crossing Mae Sai (visa run) and Golden Triangle) Mostly visited from Chiang Mai. |
Northern River Valleys (Provinces: Lampang (with the city lampang), Lamphun (with the city lamphun), Nan, Phayao, Phrae) With on the way to Chiang Mai the places Lampang and Lamphun. |
Lower Northern Thailand (Provinces: Kampheng Phet, Nakhon Sawan, Phetchabun, Phichit, Phitsanulok (with the city Phitsanulok), Sukhothai (with the city Sukhothai), Tak, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit) With Sukhothai, one of the older kingdoms of present-day Thailand. |
Towns
- Chiang Mai — hub and largest city of the region
- Chiang Rai — big city near the Golden Triangle
- lampang — with an important ancient temple and on the road to Lamphun, an elephant hospital
- paic — backpacker village on the Mae Hong Son route
- Phitsanulok - the temple Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat with the famous Buddha statue Phra Buddha Chinnarat
- Sukhothai — the ancient capital of Thailand