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Beung Kahn (บึงกาฬ)
Thai.
‘Dark
swamp’.
Name of the
provincial capital of the in 2011
newly created province (map)
or
jangwat of
the same name. Until 22 March 2011, it was administrated as part of
Nong Kai Province, but
was split off and
elevated to provincial status, in order to more easily manage
administrative work and solve border problems in remote areas. The new
province
of Beung Kahn is located in Northeast
Thailand, to the East of Nong Kai, about 765 kms from
Bangkok, and
has eight
amphur. Since the province only
came into existence in 2011, it may at times still be referred to as
part of Nong Kai. Places of interest
include
Wat Ahong Silawaht (วัดอาฮงศิลาวาส), the
Luang Pho
Phra
Yai (หลวงพ่อพระใหญ่)
Buddha image
at Wat Photharam (วัดโพธาราม), and Sadeua
Mae Nahm Khong
(สะดือแม่น้ำโขง), i.e. the
‘Navel of
the
Mae Khong River’,
a point in the river of which it is said that is so deep that it can't be measured
yet is also alleged to be about 200 metres deep.
See also
Beung Kahn data file.
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