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  Thailand : Yasothon Province
Yasothon is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand.
Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket and Roi Et.
The northern part of the province are plains with low hills, while the southern part is the river lowland of the river Chi, with several ponds and swamps.
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 Science Fair Projects - Yasothon Province
Yasothon (Thai ยโสธร) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand.
Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket and Roi Et.
The northern part of the province are plains with low hills, while the southern part is the river lowland of the river Chi, with several ponds and swamps.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Yasothon_Province   (375 words)

  
 Yasothon - Web Health Search
Yasothon (Thai ยโสธร) is a town in the Isan region of Thailand.
It is the capital and administrative center of Yasothon province, and had a population of 21,134 in 2005.
Yasothon is at the intersection of Highways 23 and 202, about 530 kilometres or 7 hours drive from Bangkok, and the southern end of Highway 2169.
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Yasothon was created a separate administrative entity from Ubon in 1972.
Following defeat in battle with Laos in Nong Bua Lumpoo (a former district in Udon Thani presently Thailand's newest province), survivors migrated south along the Chee River, rested briefly in village, Ban Sing Tah, and eventually established and settled in Ubon Ratchathani.
Yasothon is known to have the most impressive rocket festival in all of Thailand.
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 Yasothon Info
Yasothon was separated from the province of Ubon Ratchatani and declared a province in 1972.
The name Yasothon is taken from the Sanskrit "Yaoshara", which means 'the keeper of glory'.
The festival is at the end of the dry season and the rockets are launched to bring in the rain.
www.traveller2000.com /province/yasothon/index.html   (214 words)

  
 Yasothon Province
Yasothon is famous for the Rocket Festival, held every year in May. Originally a fertility rite it has become the major festival of the year in the region.
The seal of the province shows two lions facing the chedi Pra A-non, in the temple Wat Maha That in the city Yasothon.
The province is subdivided into 9 districts (amphoe).
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 directopedia : Directory : Regional : Asia : Thailand : Provinces : Yasothon
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Yasothon (Thai: ยโสธร) is a city in the Isan region of north-eastern Thailand and the capital of the province of the same name.
The population of Yasothon in 2005 was 21,600.
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Yasothon, Phra Chao Voravongsa, and his followers in 2340 B.E. were migrating to settle down with the governor of Champasak.
The province was made up of the following districts, Yasothon, Kam Khuan Kaew, Maha Chaichana, Pa Tiew, Lerng Nok Tha and Kud Chum (all formerly in Ubon Ratchathani), and officially came into existence on March 1,2515 (1972).
Yasothon is most famous for its spectacular Rocket (Bung Fai) Festival, an event which draws visitors from all over the country.
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 Yasothon Hotels : Travellers Guide and discount hotel in Yasothon Thailand
According to historical chronicles of Muang Yasothon, in 1797, Phra Chao Voravongsa, and his followers migrated and selected to establish a new settlement at Dong Phi Singh.
Considered the nation’s smallest province, it gained its autonomy in 1972 after separating from the large province of Ubon Ratchathani.
The province is well known for its high-quality jasmine rice and for the annual, colorful Rocket Festival.
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 Yasothon travel guide - hotel, guesthouse and restaurant reviews, entertainment, attractions and much more...
At one time a district of Ubon Ratchathani province, Yasothon gained provincial status in 1972 and is sleepy provincial backwater for 51 weeks of the year.
However during one week of the year, Yasothon city literally explodes with the annual rocket festival.
The rest of the year, Yasothon hardly merits mention as a province to visit, but if you are anywhere hear it come Bun Bang Fai, don't miss it -- you'll never forgive yourself.
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 Yasothon Hotels Travel - Yasothon Rocket Festival
In a country where agriculture and farming sustains the livelihood of over 70% of the population, the festivals and ceremonies associated with a bountiful harvest are central elements of the way of life in the rural communities.
Yasothon rocket festival is known to be the most impressive rocket festival in all of Thailand.
The Rocket Festival in Yasothon Province is spectacular and provides a great opportunity to experience Issan-style festive fun.
www.lostinthailand.com /thailand-guides/yasothon-rocket-festival.html   (592 words)

  
 Yasothon Hotels by SmartStays - Lowest room rates and hotel reservations
Yasothon is a small province in the lower Northeast, about 530 kilometres from Bangkok.
Warm in the summer, cool in the winter, this far-flung province is a natural cornucopia of mountains, plains and basins, alongside untouched scenic and cultural treasures such as ancient stupas.
The province is bordered by Laos and Cambodia, and the Mekong...
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 Rocket Festival at Yasothon - Festival Travel Guide
The nearest airport is at Ubon Ratchathani Province to continue by road for another 99 kilometers.
Since the province is not always as much busy as other provinces nearby, the number of the hotels are quite limited.
Yasothon is a province with a long history dating back to 18th century.
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 Thailand provinces in the north-east
Roi Et is the province located in the middle part of northeast Thailand, and is administratively divided into 17 districts and 2 sub districts.
It is bordering with Kalasin and Mukdahan to the north, Surin and Sisaket to the south, Yasothon to the east, and Maha Sarakham to the west.
This province, relatively unknown to the most tourists has cultural and historical items, rice fields, farming villages, silk producing shops, national parks for hiking and camping, etc. In terms of geographical environment,Ubon is the most easterly province where you can see the sunrise before anywhere else in the country.
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 Activities Calendar : BUN BANG FAI ROCKET FESTIVAL
Located within the Yasothon municipality, this is an important temple that has existed since the founding of the original community.
The Phra That Yasothon sits on a square base each measuring 81 metres and is built of brick and mortar with a tapered mid-section featuring lotus motifs facing up and down.
Following the harvest, the villagers in Yasothon province and the adjacent areas turn to handicraft to supplement their income.
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 ThaisNews.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Local authorities in the drought-hit YASOTHON province have announced plans to sink more artesian wells to alleviate the water crisis.
The artesian well project will go ahead in other areas of YASOTHON province to help provide enough clean water to villagers during the next dry season.
The governor also had asked for water to be released from two major regional dams to increase the flow of the dramatically depleted CHI (ชี) river, one of the province's main waterways.
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 Yasothon Province in Thailand
Here is the home of the famous Bang Fai, the Rocket Festival, Which is staged on a grend on a grand scale year around mid-May. Yasothon is 531 kilometers from Bangkok.
If you have already visited this North-eastern province, please share your highlights with other visitors to Thailand Guidebook.
An old scripture hall built of carved wood in intricate design in the middle of a pond is where the temple's old scriptures are kept.
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Yasothon province covers the broad valley of the Mae Nam Chi just 100 km before it joins the Mun River on the outskirts of Ubon Ratchathani.
Once a district of Ubon Ratchathani, Yasothon became a province in 1972.
is in Wat Maha That Yasothon in Muang district.
www.travelthailand.com /isan/html/yasothon/html/yasothon.htm   (482 words)

  
 Hitting the Yasothon Rocket Festival - (Rocket in the Rain Rhythm)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The idea to hitting the Yasothon Rocket Festival was the only answer to me and some of my friends who accompanied withme.
On Saturday in municipal area - the main avenue of Yasothon, there were procession of local dancing contests to complete their charming tradition style of dancing.
And also the rocket float processes were ready to show their elaborately decorated characters and to win the prize for the most beautiful rocket process of the year.
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 Santitham School in Thailand
Surrounded by lush rice paddies and stands of cassava plants and sugar cane, Yasothon city at first glance stands in sharp contrast to the high-rise buildings and dense traffic jams of Bangkok, which lies some 530 kilometers to the southwest.
And it is now certainly considered among the best schools in Yasothon city; its students include many children from the families of top-ranking civil servants and military officers.
Paitun Hienthag, a public school teacher who has two daughters at Santitham, said it is much to Santitham's credit to spend the time and effort on moral education when many schools are focusing purely on academic skills.
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 Yasothon province   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Yasothon (Thai ยโสธร) isone of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket and Roi Et.
The northern part of the province are plains with low hills, while the southern part is the river lowland of the river Chi,with several ponds and swamps.
The province was created on March 1, 1972,when it was split off from the province Ubon Ratchathani.
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 Yasothon Hotels Travel - Yasothon Attractions
An important building situtated here is the Phra That Yasothon, or Phra That Anon, an ancient square pagoda with the top similar to that of Phra That Phanom.
The architecture is in the Laotian style, which was popular in the late Ayutthaya to early Rattanakosin periods.
Legend has it that it was built by a young farmer who became repentant after killing his mother because he was upset with hunger.
www.lostinthailand.com /thailand-guides/yasothon-attractions.html   (601 words)

  
 Yasothon province   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It uses material from the Wiktionary page "Province".
Maritime + provinces, so called because of its coastal location.
The region of Canada comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (and sometimes, mistakenly, Newfoundland and Labrador).
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 Yasothon Thailand travel guide and hotels
Yasothon is famous for its boisterous Rocket Festival every May, when giant home-made missiles are launched into the air in a symbolic rainmaking gesture.
In the town at Wat Mahathat, Phra That Yasothon is a much-visited Lao-style chedi, said to be over 1,200 years old.
There's a wide range of room type to choose from: standard, deluxe and junior suite, plus convenient facilities and friendly services from experienced staff.
www.thailand-guide.org /thailand/yasothon   (201 words)

  
 Changwat Yasothon, Travelling through Thailand at Pia and Tom's Thailand Travel Guide
Yasothon Office of Commercial Affairs under the Ministry of Commerce.
Yasothon Provincial Agricultural Extension Office under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
Yasothon Provincial Public Relations Office under the Office of the Prime Minister.
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 Suthasinee Noi-in | Ashoka.org
Their response can mean the difference between referring drug-addicted youths to the Project to give them a chance to change their lives, or putting them immediately in jail and on a more difficult path to recovery.
She then worked with poor children in Kanchanaburi province and later in Bangkok with slum children through the Children in Slums Foundation.
When she married and moved to her husband's home town of Yasothon, she saw the increasing problem of drugs there, too, and simply decided to set about doing something about it.
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 Yasothon Province , Thailand tourism portal ,Hotel and Resort reservations ,information,tourist,thailand, map google ...
The most well-known product of the province is jasmine rice which is sold nationwide and is a quality export item.
Wat Maha That is an important temple of the province in the town.
The building of importance here is Phra That Yasothon or Phra That Anon, an ancient square pagoda with the top similar to that of Phra That Phanom.
www.tripsthailand.com /yasothon.php   (781 words)

  
 Thailand Provinces
The final standard shows 75 provinces, one metropolitan administration (same as the municipality), and one special administrative city, named Phatthaya.
The three new provinces listed in the final standard were created in 1993.
Thailand is divided into 75 changwats (provinces) and one maha nakhon (municipality).
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 Yasothon Thailand, Yasothon Map, Yasothon Photos, Yasothon Travel Information   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Along the way, they stopped at Dong Phi Singh and decided to make their home there as it was found to be an appropriate site which was later named Ban Ta Singh or Muang Ta Singh.
The town was subsequently elevated into a province under a Revolutionary Order No.70 on February 6,2515.
The city serves, as overnight base for tourists to visit the province, waterfall, many attractions, besides that bridge on the River Kwai.
www.fargotravel.com /thailand/northeast/yasothon.html   (945 words)

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