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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Nong Khai province
		Nong Khai (Thai หนองคาย) is the one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand.
		Neighboring provinces are (from south-east clockwise) Nakhon Phanom[?], Sakhon Nakhon, Udon Thani and Loei.
		The area of the province changed ownership often, and it was part of the Laotian kingdom Lan Xang as well as part of the Thai kingdom Ayutthaya.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/no/Nong_Khai_province (179 words)

	Nong Khai Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Neighboring provinces are (from south-east clockwise) Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon, Udon Thani and Loei.
		The province is located in the valley of the Mekong river, which also forms the boundary with Laos.
		The area of the province changed ownership often, and it was part of the Laotian kingdom Lan Xang as well as part of the Thai kingdom Ayutthaya.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nong_Khai_Province (221 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Nong Khai
		Nong Khai (หนองคาย) is a city in North-East Thailand, capital of the Nong Khai province.
		Nong Khai's main sight is Sala Kaew Ku (also Wat Khaek), a park of massive sculptures (some over 20m tall).
		In more recent years, Nong Khai has become a popular destination during the Buddhist lent festival when mysterious balls of light, or Naga fireballs, rise from the Mekong river.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nong-Khai (410 words)

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		Nong Khai (Thai à¸«à¸à¸à¸à¸à¸²à¸¢) is the northernmost of the north-eastern (Isan) provinces (changwat) of Thailand.
		To the north it borders Vientiane Province, Vientiane Prefecture and Bolikhamxai of Laos.
		The province is located in the valley of the Mae Nam Kong (Mekong river), which also forms the border with Laos.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Nong_Khai_Province (185 words)

	Nong Khai Province -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Nong Khai ((A native or inhabitant of Thailand) Thai หนองคาย) is the one of the (Click link for more info and facts about north-eastern) north-eastern (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) provinces (changwat) of (A country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula) Thailand.
		The province is located in the valley of the (An Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea) Mekong river, which also forms the boundary with Laos.
		The area of the province changed ownership often, and it was part of the Laotian kingdom (Click link for more info and facts about Lan Xang) Lan Xang as well as part of the Thai kingdom (Click link for more info and facts about Ayutthaya) Ayutthaya.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/no/nong_khai_province.htm (364 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mekong
		Balls of light are observable from time to time rising from the water's surface in the stretch of the river near Vientiane or Nong Khai.
		The Naga fireballs (Thai and#3610;and#3633;and#3657;and#3591;and#3652;and#3615;and#3614;and#3597;and#3634;and#3609;and#3634;and#3588;, bangfai payanak) are a phenomenon seen in Nong Khai province, Isan, Thailand and Laos, in which glowing balls rise from the Mekong river.
		The very flat Mekong Delta area in Vietnam is thus prone to flooding, especially in the provinces of An Giang and Dong Thap (Đồng Tháp), near the Cambodian border.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mekong (4601 words)

	Nong Bua Lamphu Province in North-East Thailand
		Neighbouring Provinces: Udon Thani to the north and east, Loei to the west, Khon Kaen to the south.
		Nong Bua Lam Phu is 520 kms north east of Bangkok.
		Nong Bua Lamphu is a newly established province upgraded from Amphoe Nong Bua Lam Phu of Udon Thani Province in 1993.
	www.thaistudents.com /guidebook/provinces/nong_bua.html (651 words)

	Nong Khai Province - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Neighboring provinces are (from south-east clockwise) Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon, Udon Thani and Loei.
		The province is subdivided into 13 districts (Amphoe) and 4 minor districts (King Amphoe).
		The districts are further subdivided into 115 communes (tambon) and 1099 villages.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Nong_Khai_Province (206 words)

	Sakon Nakhon Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sakon Nakhon (Thai_alphabetThai: สกลนคร) is one of the Isannorth-eastern Provinces of Thailandprovinces (''changwat'') of Thailand.
		Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nong Khai provinceNong Khai, Nakhon Phanom provinceNakhon Phanom, Mukdahan provinceMukdahan, Kalasin provinceKalasin and Udon Thani provinceUdon Thani/.
		The province is located on the Khorat Plateau, not far from the river Mekong.
	www.infothis.com /find/Sakon_Nakhon_Province (152 words)

	Isaan/ Nong Khai Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Nong khai is a border province in north eastern Thailand.
		Nong khai has 3 seasons, summer with highest temperature at 35 degree Celsius, Rainy season with heave rainfall due to closeness the Mekong river, and Cold season because of high elevation, with lowest temperature at l l degree Celsius.
		The monument, built on the order of Prince Prachak Silpakhom, was originally behind Nong Khai police station but was moved in 1949 to its present location at the intersection of roads entering Nong Khai.
	www.kingdomthailand.com /Isan_guide.htm (872 words)

	THAILAND.COM
		In 1886 the province was the scene of the Haw Chinese tribal rebellion and there is now a monument to commemorate those who died suppressing the rebels.
		Later in 1897 Udon precinct was founded in Ban Mak Kang, and Nong Khai became one part of the precinct.
		After the precinct system was abolished in 1933, Nong Khai was separated from Udon precinct and established as a separate province.
	www.thailand.com /travel/overview/overview_nongkhai_history.htm (317 words)

	Thailand Forum > Nong Khai... Getting There
		is a border province of Northern Thailand with boundaries in the North at Vientiane divided by the Mekong River, in the South by Udon Thani and Sakon Nakon, in the East by Nakhon Phanon and the West by Loei.
		Travel to Nong Khai (Nongkhai) and the province from Bangkok is by road by car or bus or by air to Udan Thani and thence a short VIP bus trip to Nong Khai (Nongkhai).
		Been to Nong Khai many times and sitting by the river of an evening as the sun sets over Laos is lovely but i think after more than a few days you will run out of things to see and do.
	www.thaivisa.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php?t27784.html (3795 words)

	Thailand Map - Fortuna hotel Bangkok (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sadao district (Songkhla province) to Changlun in Malaysian.
		Aranya Prathet (Sakaeo province in the east) to Poipet in Cambodia, by land.
		Chong Mek (Ubon Ratchathani province in the north-east) to Vaeng Tao and Pakse in Laos, by land.
	www.fortunabangkok.com /thailand/map (283 words)

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		NONG KHAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Almost half a million people flocked to witness the annual rising of fireballs from the Mekong where the river snakes between Thailand and Laos, but the phenomenon turned out to be a damp squib.
		They happen during the full moon of the eleventh lunar month in Nong Khai province, 600 km (360 miles) northeast of Bangkok.
		All 30 hotels and inns in the town of Nong Khai were fully booked and several hospitals and Buddhist temples offered room and board, officials said.
	news.excite.com /odd/article/id/275990\|oddlyenough\|10-22-2002::09:41\|reuters.html (356 words)

	WWF Greater Mekong - Thailand Programme
		Nong Khai: Mr.Suphot Lawansiri, Governor of Nong Khai province, Mr.
		The aim of the event was to raise awareness of the importance of this wetlands which provides a vital food source for the local communities living around the wetland.
		Nong Khai is a pioneer in these activities, as seen in the set-up of the Nong Khai Provincial Wetlands Management Committee.
	www.wwfthai.org /en/newsandfact/newsroom/2007/feb/NongKhai_world_wetlands_day.asp (1342 words)

	Lao royal couple killed by gunmen in Nong Kai province
		Nong Khai is 320 miles north of Bangkok.
		Sombat and Arthit later turned themselves in to police in Nong Khai and requested protection due to fears they would be killed by the mastermind to kept them quiet, RFA quoted their lawyer as saying.
		Thai police nabbed Arthit Klinchan, 25, in the northeastern province of Udon Thani on Wednesday and Suwat Suthang, 35, on May 13 in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani on the border of communist-ruled Laos.
	www.orientexpat.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=6134 (3922 words)

	Nong Khai Hotels Travel - Nong Khai Festivals
		Since the first sighting the first villagers on both sides of the river have called this phenomenon the Naga's Fireball due to their belief that Naga under Mekong River shoot the fireballs into the air to celebrate the end of Buddhist Lent, because Naga also meditate during this time.
		In addition the Naga is believed to have been a servant of Lord Buddha in his last life and there are many pictures and statues of Lord Buddha meditating under the shade of Naga's head suggesting that the Naga was the Lord Buddha's bodyguard.
		Whatever causes it, there is no question that the Naga fireball is a legend born in Mekong River and has long been part of the culture of the peoples on both sides of the river.
	www.lostinthailand.com /thailand-guides/nong-khai-festivals.html (686 words)

	Nong Khai (Provinz) - MedPort-Lexikon
		Nong Khai (in Thai หนองคาย) ist eine Provinz in Nordost-Thailand, dem Isaan.
		Die Provinz Nong Khai liegt im Tal des Mekong, der auch die natürliche Grenze zu Laos bildet, auf der anderen Seite des Mekong liegt die laotische Hauptstadt Vientiane (Viang Chan) nur 25 km entfernt.
		Nong Khai hat eine wechselvolle Geschichte hinter sich, in deren Verlauf es im Lao-Königreich Lan Xang eine zunächst untergeordnete Rolle spielte, als dessen Hauptstadt sich noch in der Gegend des heutigen Luang Prabang (Xiang Dong Xiang Thong) befand.
	www.medport.de /lexikon/index.php/Nong_Khai_%28Provinz%29 (537 words)

	Nong Khai,NongKhai Bar Thailand,Restaurant,AboutNongkhai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The town of Nong Khai is the capital of the province of NongKhai.
		The people of Nong khai, are fiercely proud of their heritage and historic links with their neighbours in Laos.
		Wat Pho Chai in NongKhai province houses the image of a seated Buddha (Luang Pho Phra Sai) which has very fine characteristics and has been enshrined since the establishment of the province and is one of the finest in the northeast Thailand area (Isaan).
	www.takeiteasynongkhai.com /aboutnongkhai.html (573 words)

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		Situated on the northeastern plateau, it is surrounded by Udon Thani province to the north and east, by Khon Kaen province to the
		In 1907 Nong Bua Lamphu became a district of Udon Thani province.
		Sriboonreung and Suwan Khuha Districts merged to form the new province of Nong Bua Lamphu on December 1, 1993.
	isan.sawadee.com /nongbualamphun (599 words)

	Hotels and Resorts, Thailand
		Nong Khai is 615 kilometres from Bangkok and has an area of 7,739 square kilometres.
		Tha Sadet is the port for crossing the Mekong River to Tha Dua in Laos.
		Foreign tourists wishing to visit Laos from Nong Khai must obtain a visa from the Lao Embassy in Bangkok in advance and can use the services of a number of tour operators in Nong Khai.
	www.siammedee.com /thailand/Nong_Khai/information.htm (775 words)

	Nakhon Phanom Town :: Nakhon Phanom :: Thailand , Travel/Tourism e-Marketplace/Mart for Air Ticket, Flight, Hotel, Car ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		With a past that dates back many thousands of years, the province is a collection of diverse cultures and traditions from the various ethnic groups that now inhabit this land.
		The province, literally translated as “city of hills”, is renowned for its beautiful scenery and a great place to spend a few relaxing days by the Mekong River.
		The province is opposite Tha Khaek in Laos.
	www.tourismmart.com /storefront/province_desc.asp?pvid=348&countryid=1 (798 words)

	Destination Guide : General Information in Loei
		Literally speaking, the province deserves its name “Loei” which means ‘beyond’ or ‘to the furthest extreme’ as Loei lies in the northernmost part of the Northeastern region.
		The province can be divided into three main areas: the high mountains in the west, the plains at the foot of the hills in the south and the east, and the lowlands in the basins of the Khong and the Loei Rivers.
		The provincial seal depicts the stupa at Phra That Sri Songrak, which was built in 1560 by King Chai Chetha of Sri Sattana Kanahut and King Maha Chakrapat of Ayuthaya as a memorial of the demarcation of the border between the two towns.
	www.tourismthailand.org /destinationguide/list.aspx?provinceid=30 (588 words)

	TISTR
		The training was on producing organic fertilizer from fish in the southern border provinces.
		Among them, 140 farmers were from Prachin Buri province, 40 from Rayong province and 60 from Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima province.
		The trainees were from the housewife groups in Narathiwat province, Songkla province, and Surat Thani province.
	www.tistr.or.th /Webreport46/technology2.7.htm (694 words)

	Nongbualamphu, Northeastern Region of Thailand (Isaan)
		Nong Bua Lam Phu is a newly established province upgraded from Amphoe Nong Bua Lam Phu of Udon Thani Province in 1993.
		Nong Bua Lam Phu is more than 900 years old with numerous pre-historic, archaeological sites.
		Phu Phan Kham is a mountain chain stretching from north to south from Nong Rua Lam Phu to Ubolratana Dam.
	www.thaiwebsites.com /provinces/nongbualamphu.htm (433 words)

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