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Surin is world-famous for the Elephant Roundup and for its many Khmer sanctuaries, wide variety of handicrafts, its silk, and its rich culture. Surin beach is 457 kilometers from Bangkok and has an area of 8,124 square kilometers. Many tourist attractions and sacred places in Amphoe Muang Surin reflect its long history and its close relation with elephants. |
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ELEPHANT VILLAGE
Many elephants can be found at Ban Ta Klang, Tambon Krapho, Amphoe Tha Tum. The villagers here earn their living by farming and weaving, they also keep elephants as pet. The elephants here are treated like friends and have been trained well by their mahouts. |
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WAT BURAPHARAM
Wat Burapharam is on Krung Si Nai Road near the provincial hall. It houses Luang Pho Phra Chi, a sacred Buddha image of the city. This old image was built during the Thon Buri period at the same time Surin was founded. |
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PHANOM SAWAI NATIONAL FOREST
Phanom means mountain and Sawai means mango. Phanom Sawai, the closest forest to the province, is a small mountain covered with mixed deciduous forest. On the 1st day of the waxing moon in April many people walk to the temple on the mountaintop to listen to the mountaintop to listen to the Buddhist doctrine and to make merit. |
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