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The Khao Kho National park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาดิเขาค้อ, RTGS: Utthayan Haeng Chat Khao Kho) is located in Lom Kao, Lom Sak, Khao Kho and Mueang Phetchabun districts in Thailand's Phetchabun province. The national park covers an area of 483 square kilometres (186 sq mi) and was established in 2012.
Khao Kho was established as a minor district (king amphoe) on 21 August 1984 by splitting the two tambons Thung Samo and Khaem Son from Lom Sak district. [3] It was upgraded to a full district on 19 July 1991. [4] Between 1965 and 1984, this mountainous area was a battleground in the fight between the Thai communist party and the Royal Thai Army.
Khao Kho (Thai: เขาค้อ), is a 1143 m high mountain in Phetchabun Province, Thailand. It is in Khao Kho District. The mountain is part of the western range of the Phetchabun Mountains. Khao Kho was named either after the Ceylon oak [1] or after Livistona speciosa, a kind of palm tree. Both species are known as kho (Thai: ค้อ ...
Landscape is covered by forested mountains, the height ranged from 700–1,000 m (2,300–3,300 ft). [7] The total mountain area is 74%, of which 20% in the east (Khao Khat) and northeast (Khao Kho) high slope mountain area (upper-slopes, shallow valleys, mountain tops and deeply incised streams) and 54% hill slope area (open slopes, u-shaped valleys and midslope ridges).
Road to Khao Kho Sala Dusita, sunrise viewpoint of Thung Salaeng Luang. There are a total of four national parks, along with six other national parks, make up region 11 (Phitsanulok) of Thailand's protected areas. Thung Salaeng Luang National Park, 1,262 km 2 (487 sq mi) [5]: 3 Nam Nao National Park, 966 km 2 (373 sq mi) [5]: 5
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During the period between 1968-1982 the area around 1,143 m high Khao Kho (เขาค้อ) and Phu Hin Rong Kla became an occasional battleground. [4] At that time insurgents of the Communist Party of Thailand established their base in hidden mountain locations and fought skirmishes against the Thai Army. [5]
Khao Ta Pu can be literally translated as "crab's eye" island, and Ko Tapu can be translated as "nail" or "spike" island, reflecting its shape. With koh (Thai: เกาะ) meaning "island" and khao (Thai: เขา) meaning "hill", the terms ko, khao, and Ko Khao are frequently interchanged in the naming of the islands. [4]