* Don Mueang Int'l Airport
Khon Kaen is the commercial, administrative, and educational center of the Northeast that is often used by travelers as a base for visiting many parts of upper Isan.
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The sacred shrine is located in front of Sala Suk Chai, on Thepharak Road in the compound of the Khon Kaen Municipality Office. A famous monk and former governor of Khon Kaen placed a stone inscription from an ancient site in Amphoe Chum Phae here for a Buddhism rite and set up the city pillar shrine. Khon Kaen is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nongbua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun and Loei.
Located in the area of wat Chetiyaphum, Phrathat Kham Kaen is believed to be the origin of Khon Kaen City which the Phrathat itself can be dated back in 20the century A.D. According to the local myth, it was told that King of the Mori town in Khmer Kingdom 9 senior monks to bring relics of the Lord Buddha to be placed in Phrathat Phanom. On the way, the caravan spent a night camping here by the heartwood of a dead tamarind tree. The caravan reached Nakhon Phanom on the next day just to learn that Phrathat Phanom had already been completed, so they returned on the same route with a wish to place the relics at their hometown instead. On the way back, they were surprised to find the dead tamarind tree were blooming once again. So, they decided to build a Phrathat here and placed the relics and Buddha images inside, naming Phrathat Kham Kaen which means the stupa of tamarind heartwood. The Phrathat is now well renovated and landscaped which the celebration is held annually on the full moon day of the 6th lunar month.
Interesting sights of the national park are the Phu Phan Kham and Phu Kao Mountains. Phu Phan Kham Mountain is a part of Phu Phan Mountain Range. At its peak is a beautiful view of the Ubol Ratana Dam, lying northeast and southwest. Phu Khao consists of nine mountains; Phu Fang, Phu Khum Poon, Phu Hun, Phu Moei, Phu Koh Moh, Phu Chan, Phu Proh, Phu Luak and Phu Wad. The appearance of this mountain range looks like frying pan which has great plain in the center. Moreover, in the area of Phu Kao, there is also a temple, named Wat Phra Buddha Bat Phu Khao which houses the ancient footprints of human and large dog on a stone, linking to a local folktale about Phra Subhroma Vimokha and a nine-tailed dog. Near the temple, there are caves featuring prehistoric cave paintings.
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