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Ubon Ratchathani (อุบลราชธานี)
Thai.
‘Royal city of
lotuses’. Name of a province
(map)
and its capital city in
Northeast Thailand, 629 kms from
Bangkok
and located on the banks of the
Moon
River (map
-
fig.), the
second largest river, after the
Mae Khong, and with a population of around 90,000. Known for its annual
candle festival. The province has twenty
amphur and five
king amphur. Popular name
Ubon and sometimes transcribed Ubol.
Some of its places of interest are the
Moon River, Chong Mek Thai-Lao border
pass (map
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fig.), Kaeng Tana National Park,
and Pha Taem National Park (map
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fig.),
which includes Hin Taek, Sao Chaliang and
Nahm Tok Long Roo (map
-
fig.).
See also
Ubon Ratchathani data file.
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