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| Udon Thani Province | |
| Capital | Udon Thani |
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| Residents | 1.570.300 (2014) |
| surface | 11,730,302 km² |
| prefix | 042 |
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The province Udon Thani(Thai: อุดรธานี) located in Northeast Thailand.
Regions
places
- Udon Thani - The capital of the province
- Ban Chiang - Village where 6000 year old remains of a Bronze Age culture were found (UNESCO World Heritage)
Other goals
background
language
The Isan dialect is the mother tongue of most of the locals. Standard Thai is generally understood and spoken as an official and lingua franca. The English language skills are slightly better than in most other Thai provinces as a result of the many years of stationing US soldiers.
getting there
Udon Thani has an international airport, the busiest in the northeast region.
The railway line runs through the province Bangkok–Nakhon Ratchasima–Nong Khai with four long-distance trains per day in each direction. All trains stop in Udon Thani and Kumphawaphi.
Udon Thani can be reached by long-distance buses.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Sights of Udon Thani Province
Naga statue in Sirisuttho, Ban Dung
- The sea Nong Han (หนองหาน กุมภวาปี) in Amphoe Kumphawapi (not to be confused with the Nong Han of the same name in the province Sakon Nakhon), in traditional language Thale Bua Daeng ("Lake of the Red Lotus"), is covered with thousands of pink water lilies from October to March. When they are fully open in the mornings and mornings, their flowers produce a lively play of colors. From the travel magazine Travel Leisure it was voted number 2 of the most remarkable lakes in the world.[1] The lake can be used by tourists with boats that leave from Ban Diem, Amphoe Kumphawapi. There is a legend about the origin of the lake, according to which the king of the Naga (mythological water snakes) is said to have flooded the area after a tragic love story.[2]
- Ban Mueang Phruek. Archaeological site on the east bank of Lake Kumphawapi, Amphoe Kumphawapi.
- 1 Ban Chiang (แหล่ง โบราณคดี บ้าน เชียง).
Amphoe Nong Han is the place where the oldest evidence of human settlement in the area of today's Thailand was found. The oldest finds are about 6000 years old. Among other things, skeletons, bronze grave goods and, above all, artfully decorated ceramics were found. Ban Chiang became the namesake for an entire art era. The excavation site has belonged to the since 1992 World Heritage List of UNESCO. The most important finds are exhibited in the Ban Chiang National Museum.
- In Ban Chiang the people are still today Phuan resident who is an ethnic minority in northeast Thailand. In the Ban Chiang Cultural Conservative Homestay Community one can get to know their cultural heritage, their way of life and their traditions.
- 2 Wat Pa Phu Kon (วัด ป่า ภู ก้อน).The Wat Pa Phu Kon temple in Ban Kong, Amphoe Na Yung was only completed in 2013 and is a popular meditation center. It houses the Buddha image Phra Phuttha Saiyat Lokkanat Satsada Maha Muni, with a length of 20 meters, it is the largest reclining Buddha statue in the world made of marble.
- 3 Kham Chanot (ป่า คำ ชะ โน ด).The Kham Chanot Temple, officially Wat Sirisuttho, in Amphoe Ban Dung, is located on an island in a lake. It is surrounded by lush vegetation and giants of the jungle (an unusual "oasis" in the otherwise rather barren northeastern Thailand).
- 4 Phu Phrabat Historical Park (อุทยาน ประวัติศาสตร์ ภู พระบาท).Unusual rock formations and 6000 year old rock carvings.
activities
- A festival to promote cultural heritage is held in Ban Chiang every February.
accommodation
- Centara. Hotel in the city center.
- Gecko Villa. Holiday home / pool villa. Full board.
- Green gecko. Holiday home / pool villa.
