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Sakon Nakhon is in the upper Northeast. It is on the Phu Phan mountain range and has many forest temple retreats for meditation. These temples are also where famous monks well known in meditation circles reside. Sakon Nakhon is 647 kilometres from Bangkok and has an area of 9,605 square kilometres.

 

   

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Wat Tham Kham, Sakon Nakhon 
Wat Tham Kham used to be where the famous monks Achan Fan and Luang Pu Thet meditated. A pagoda hous...
 
Wat Kham Pramong, Sakon Nakhon 
Wat Kham Pramong is at Ban Kham Pramong in Tambon Sawang, 40 kilometres from Amphoe Muang on Highway...
 
Phra That Phu Phek, Sakon Nakhon
Phra That Phu Phek is on a mountain in Tambon Na Hua Bo. To get there, take the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Th...
 
Phra That Si Mongkhon, Sakon Nakhon
Phra That Si Mongkhon at Tambon Ban That is 2 kilometres from the district office. This pagoda has a...
 
Nam Un Dam, Sakon Nakhon
Nam Un Dam is 57 kilometres from Amphoe Muang en route to Udon Thani and a left for 6 kilometres en ...
 
Phra That Narai Cheng Weng, Sakon Nakhon
This khmer sanctuary is 5 kilometres from town on the way to Udon Thani. The sandstone pagoda is on ...
 
Ban Kut Na Kham Arts and Crafts Centre, Sakon Nakhon
Her Majesty the Queen has initiated to set up Kut Na Kham Art and Crafts Centre in 1983 in Ban Kut N...
 
Phu Pha Lek, Sakon Nakhon
Phu Pha Lek is a mountain in the Phu Phan range. Some parts of the area are rock plateaus that are c...
 
Achan Wan Uttamo Museum, Sakon Nakhon
Achan Wan Uttamo Museum is on Phu Pha Lek. To get there, take the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani road for 8...
 
Phu Phan Ratchaniwet Palace, Sakon Nakhon
Phu Phan Ratchaniwet Palace is on Phu Phan mountain range on the Sakon Nakhon-Kalasin road, 13 kilom...
 
Phu Phan National Park, Sakon Nakhon
Phu Phan National Park covers a wide jungle area in the upper Northeast. The park headquarters is on...
 
Khong Ping Ngu, Sakon Nakhon
Khong Ping Ngu is 14 kilometres from Amphoe Muang. It is part of the Sakon Nakhon-Kalasin route. Thi...
 
Achan Fan Acharo Museum, Sakon Nakhon
Achan Fan Acharo Museum is at Wat Pa Udom Somphon in Tambon Phanna Nikhom en route to Udon Thani. Th...
 
Saphan Khom, Sakon Nakhon 
Saphan Khom is just before entering the town on the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani Road. It is believed to ...
 
Sakon Nakhon Cultural Centre, Sakon Nakhon 
Sakon Nakhon Cultural Centre is in Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat Institute, about 6 kilometres from town on ...
 
Pottery Village, Sakon Nakhon
Sakon Nakhon's pottery village is at Ban Chiang Khrua, 15 kilometres away on the way to Nakhon Phano...
 
Phra That Dum, Sakon Nakhon
Phra That Dum is at Tambon Ngew Don, 3 kilometres from town on the way to Phatthana Suksa School. Th...
 
Phra Archan Man Phurithatto Museum, Sakon Nakhon
This museum is opposite the Provincial Government Centre on Suk Kasem Road in Wat Pa Sutthawat. The ...
Nong Han, Sakon Nakhon
Nong Han is a large freshwater lake with an area of 123 square kilometres. It is where many waterway...
 
Namtok Pricha Suksan, Sakon Nakhon
This waterfall is on Phu Phan mountain range, 17 kilometres away on the Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thani rout...
 
Isan Freshwater Aquarium, Sakon Nakhon
This aquarium is at the Sakon Nakhon Fishery Station on Sai Sawang Road. The centre has on display f...
 
Huai Huat National Park, Sakon Nakhon
Huai Huat National Park has many interesting spots. The park can be accessed via either taking the S...
Archan Fan Archaro Memorial
The museum is located in Wat Pa Udomporn, Tambon Phanna Nikhon. The museum, in the shape of pagoda and three folds of lotus, houses life-size of Archan Fan is sitting posture with stick in his hand...
Phu Pha Yon National Park
It is a big cliff of Phu Pha Yol mountain range with 200 meters in height on its face there are exist ancient, paintings of various symbols about 3,000 years ago...
Prasart Ban Panna
Located at Ban Panna, 70 km from Sakon NAkhon city via Sakon Nakhon-Udon Thai Rd., the khmer ruins has lone stupa with rectangular laterite base and Baray around. It is believed to be built in the same period as Phra That Phu Pek...
 
SAKHON NAKHON CITY
The city was established in the 11th century by the Khmer. After the eventual decline in power of the Khmer, this region would later fall under Laotian rule before Siam (Thailand) took over. The city was originally called Sakon Thavapi, or New City by the Pond...
Thai So Cultural Center
The centre features tools of Thai So, an ethnic group that migrated from the left side of Mekong River..
Tham Phra Thong
The cave is situated at Tambon Kor Kiew, 9 km from Amphoe Warich Phume. The cave is adapted into pavilion. Around the cave, there are many rocks in different formations...
 

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