Khao Phra Wihan National Park

Khao Phra Wihan National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาพระวิหาร
Mo view from Pha Mo I Daeng Stairway
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LocationKantharalak District, Thailand
Nearest citySisaket (town)
Coordinates14°26′42.25″N 104°43′58.52″E / 14.4450694°N 104.7329222°E / 14.4450694; 104.7329222
Area130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Established20 March 1998
Visitors202,616 (in 2019)
Governing bodyDepartment of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)

Khao Phra Wihan National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาพระวิหาร) is a protected natural area in Sisaket Province, Thailand, that contains numerous ruins of the 11th century Khmer Empire. The park lies 98 km (61 mi) south of the town of Sisaket, at the end of Thai highway 221. Sited on a red stone cliff that is part of the Dangrek mountain range on the southern edge of the Khorat Plateau, it abuts the international border between Thailand's Sisaket Province and Cambodia's Preah Vihear Province. The name of the cliff in the Royal Thai General System of Transcription is Pha Mo I Daeng (ผามออีแดง). The park was established on 20 March 1998,[1] with an area of 81,250 rai ~ 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi).[2]

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  2. ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 83{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)