Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihaan
Nakhon Si Thammarat
The most important wát in southern Thailand, stunning Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihaan (simply known as Mahathat) boasts an imposing 77m white chedi …
Nakhon Si Thammarat
With one of the most significant temples in the kingdom, the historic city of Nakhon Si Thammarat (usually shortened to ‘Nakhon’) is a natural and rewarding stop between Hat Yai and Surat Thani.
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Nakhon Si Thammarat
If you want to really understand Nakhon, this is the place. A series of interconnected rooms housing stunning artefacts with detailed displays in Thai and…
Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Mosque
Nakhon Si Thammarat
This huge, golden-domed mosque on the outskirts of Nakhon Si Thammarat is a big statement that you are now very much entering Thailand's Muslim southern…
Nakhon Si Thammarat
There are two styles of local shadow puppets: năng đà·lung and năng yài. At just under 1m tall, the former feature movable appendages and parts; the…
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Fronted by the huge black-and-white picture of a young King Rama IX sat atop the mosque's ornate wooden mimbar (pulpit), this mosque is distinctly Moghul…
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Completed in 1999, this stunning white monument has four small buildings centred around a beautiful, three-tiered central shrine in the Sriwichai style…
Nakhon Si Thammarat
The intriguing and well-kept remains of the historic red-brick city walls can be seen in several sections close to one another along Khlong Na Meuang…
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Off the long, main thoroughfare of Th Ratchadamnoen, Sanam Na Meuang with the canal and ancient city wall ruins situated close by, is a delightful place…
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