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2. Tourism in Thailand - Wikipedia

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   Tourism is an economic contributor to the Kingdom of Thailand. Estimates of tourism revenue directly contributing to the GDP of 12 trillion baht range from one trillion baht (2013) 2.53 trillion baht (2016), the equivalent of 9% to 17.7% of GDP. [1] [2] When including indirect travel and tourism receipts, the 2014 total is estimated to be the ...

3. Grand Palace - Wikipedia

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   The palace is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Thailand, with over eight million people visiting each year. [4] Construction of the palace began on 6 May 1782, at the order of King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I), the founder of the Chakri dynasty , when he moved the capital city from Thonburi to Bangkok.

4. Khao Sok National Park - Wikipedia

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   Khao Sok National Park ( Thai: เขาสก, pronounced [kʰǎw sòk]) is in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. Its area is 461,712 rai ~ 739 square kilometres (285 sq mi), [1] and it includes the 165 km 2 (64 sq mi) Cheow Lan Lake contained by the Ratchaprapha Dam. The park is the largest area of virgin forest in southern Thailand and is a ...

5. Nong Nooch Tropical Garden - Wikipedia

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   Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden ( Thai: สวนนงนุชพัทยา ), also called Nongnooch Pattaya Garden, is a 500-acre (2.0 km 2) botanical garden and tourist attraction in Chonburi Province, Thailand. Located on Sukhumvit road, it can be reached via bus, taxi or private land transportation. It is also a major scientific ...

6. Sanctuary of Truth - Wikipedia

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   The Sanctuary of Truth ( Thai: ปราสาทสัจธรรม) is an unfinished museum in Pattaya, Thailand designed by Thai businessman Lek Viriyaphan. [2] The museum structure is a hybrid of a temple and a castle that is themed on the Ayutthaya Kingdom and of Buddhist and Hindu beliefs. The building is notably constructed entirely ...

7. Khao Yai National Park - Wikipedia

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   Tree rising above the canopy in Khao Yai forest. Khao Yai National Park ( Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาใหญ่, RTGS :Utthayan Haeng Chat Khao Yai, pronounced [ʔùt.tʰā.jāːn hɛ̀ŋ t͡ɕʰâːt kʰǎw jàj]) is a national park in Thailand. Established in 1962 as Thailand's first national park, it is the ...