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The Dong Phayayen–Khao Yai Forest Complex spans 230 kilometres (140 mi) between Ta Phraya National Park on the Cambodian border in the east, and Khao Yai National Park in the west. The site is home to more than 800 species of fauna, including 112 mammal species (among them two species of gibbon ), 392 bird species and 200 reptile and ...
The Khao Yai area is a resort destination in Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand. It covers the south of the district, adjacent to Khao Yai National Park . Agritourism draws visitors to major farms and vineyards, Khao Yai being one of Thailand's two wine-producing regions along with Hua Hin .
Khao Rom is the highest mountain in Khao Yai National Park, measuring up to 1,351 meters above sea level. Reaching the peak of the mountain is only accessible on foot, which few people attempt to, except for forestry officers
Khao Yai National Park is in the western part of the Sankamphaeng Mountain Range, at the southwestern boundary of the Khorat Plateau. The highest mountain in the area of the park is 1,351 m high Khao Rom. This park lies largely in Nakhon Ratchasima province (Khorat), but also includes parts of Saraburi, Prachinburi, and Nakhon Nayok provinces.
Khao Yai National Park. Pak Chong is the biggest district of Nakhon Ratchasima by area, at 1,825.17 square kilometres (704.70 sq mi). It is bordered by Nakhon Ratchasima's districts of Sikhio to the northeast and Sung Noen, Pak Thong Chai and Wang Nam Khiao to the east, Prachantakham district of Prachin Buri province and Pak Phli and Mueang Nakhon Nayok districts of Nakhon Nayok province to ...
The non-hunting area consists of a larger northern part, including Khao Yai 647 m (2,123 ft) and Khao Na Pha Tang 370 m (1,210 ft) and a smaller southern part, including Khao Ta Phrom 311 m (1,020 ft) and is neighbouring Ton Sak Yai National Park in the north and east.
Khao Ya, and especially Khao Pu, are considered to be holy places in Phatthalung Province. [citation needed] People believe that Khao Pu is the place where Ta Pu spirit lives. Ta Pu is half-human, half-Gandharvas (god of music). People often visit to ask him for his blessing. Ta Pu symbolizes goodness and purity.
Queen Sirikit's Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex includes Thap Lan and five other related areas: Khao Yai National Park, Pang Sida National Park, Ta Phraya National Park, Phra Phuttha Chai National Park, and Dongyai Wildlife Sanctuary. [5] While elephant hunting is common in the Dangrek Range, elephants are better protected in Thap Lan.