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  2. Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park - Wikipedia

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    Khao Sam Roi Yot was probably where King Mongkut hosted European guests on 18 August 1868 to observe a total solar eclipse. The king was interested in astronomy and had calculated the date and location of the eclipse himself. His calculations proved better—by about two seconds—than those of French astronomers, who acknowledged his accuracy.

  3. Phraya Nakhon Cave - Wikipedia

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    The Phraya Nakhon cave (Thai: ถ้ำพระยานคร, romanized: Tham Phraya Nakhon) is a cave in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand. [1] It features the royal Kuha Karuhas Pavilion, illuminated by natural sunlight through a large skylight.

  4. Sam Roi Yot district - Wikipedia

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    The minor district (king amphoe) Sam Roi Yot was created on 1 April 1995 by splitting tambons Rai Kao, Sila Loi, and Sam Roi Yot from Pran Buri district. [1] On 7 September 1995 tambon Sala Lai was created by splitting off six mubans from Rai Kao. [2] On 1 January 1996 the subdistrict Rai Mai was reassigned from Kui Buri district to the minor ...

  5. Thai folklore - Wikipedia

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    A thread is tied around the sticks forming a protective square and a mat is spread in the middle, where the mo phi sits down. In front of him, outside of the square there is a mo khao terracotta jar with a yantra painted on the outside containing the ashes or bones of the dead person. Beside the jar there is also a plate of rice as an offering ...

  6. Pha Taem National Park - Wikipedia

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    In the original dialect, "Taem" refers to a drawing, painting, stamping, or any other action that uses color to create images, marks, or symbols. [8] It is the site of prehistoric paintings dating from 3,000 to 4,000 years old, divided into four groups, the longest of which is 180 meters long and contains over 300 images. [ 8 ]

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  8. Tarutao National Park - Wikipedia

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    Tarutao became Thailand's second marine national park on 19 April 1974. The coastal Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park had been designated in 1966. The name "tarutao" is a Thai corruption of its original Malay name, "pulau tertua", "old, mysterious, and primitive island." [1]

  9. Ta Phraya National Park - Wikipedia

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    Ta Phraya National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติตาพระยา, RTGS: Utthayan Haeng Chat Ta Phraya, pronounced [ʔùt.tʰā.jāːn hɛ̀ŋ tɕʰâːt tāː pʰrā.jāː]) is a protected area at the eastern end of the Sankamphaeng Range in the area where these mountains meet the Dangrek Range, near the Thai-Cambodian border.