Phimai Historical Park

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Phimai Historical Park Prasat Phi Mai
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Province	Nakhon Ratchasima
Deity	Shankar
Location
Country	Thailand
Location in Thailand
Geographic coordinates	15°13′15″N 102°29′38″E / 15.22083°N 102.49389°E / 15.22083; 102.49389
Architecture
Type	Khmer architecture
Completed	11th-12th Century CE

The Phimai Historical Park (Thai: อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์พิมาย) is a historical park in Thailand, covering the ancient town of Phimai and the ruins of Prasat Phimai Thai: ปราสาทพิมาย, pronounced [prāː.sàːt pʰí(ʔ).māːj]; Northeastern Thai: ผาสาทพิมาย,^{[citation needed]} pronounced [pʰǎː.sàːt pʰì(ʔ).ma᷇ːj]) the largest ancient Khmer-Hindu temple in Thailand. It is located in the town of Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima province. It is one of the most important tourist attractions in the province.

Phimai had previously been an important town at the time of the Khmer Empire. The temple Prasat Hin Phimai, located in the center of the town, was one of the major Khmer temples in ancient Thailand, connected with Angkor by the Ancient Khmer Highway, and oriented to face Angkor as its cardinal direction.