Place:Sakon Nakhon, Thailand

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NameSakon Nakhon
Alt namesSakol Nakornsource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1055
Sakon Nakhonsource: Wikipedia
Sakon Nakhon provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeProvince
Coordinates17.333°N 103.833°E
Located inThailand
See alsoNortheastern,removed name of Region
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Ban Tong Khop
Sakon Nakhon
Wanon Niwat
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


Sakon Nakhon, Changwat is a province.


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Sakon Nakhon is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat) lies in upper northeastern Thailand also called Isan. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nong Khai, Bueng Kan, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Kalasin, and Udon Thani. The capital is Sakon Nakhon.

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History

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The history of Sakon Nakhon dates back to about three thousand years. Local legend says that Mueang Nong Han Luang, or presently Sakhon Nakhon, was built in the 11th century when the Khmer ruled this region. When the Khmer lost its power, the town was under the rule of Lan Xang or Lao Kingdom. It was renamed into "Mueang Chiang Mai Nong Han". When the town was under Siam, it was renamed again into "Sakhon Thawapi" in 1830, during King Rama III's reign, it was renamed "Sakon Nakhon".

Phu Phan Mountains in the area of Sakon Nakhon, especially Sawang Daen Din district, formerly a stronghold of the Communist Party of Thailand.

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