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Nakhon Si Thammarat

Nakhon Si Thammarat (นครศรีธรรมราช) is a city in Southern Thailand. It is one of the most ancient cities of Thailand, previously the Kingdom of Ligor, and contains many buildings and ruins of historical significance. Wikivoyage

Population 106,322 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Thailand

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Thailand

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Hae Pha Khuen That Festival

    February, May

    (ประเพณีแห่ผ้าขึ้นธาตุ) is celebrated at Phra Borom That Chedi.

  2. Festival of the Tenth Lunar Month

    September

    (ประเพณีเทศกาลเดือนสิบ) is a grand event of the province and of southern Thailand. This festival is held from the 1st waning-moon night to the 15th waning-moon night every September.

  3. Chak Phra or Lak Phra Festival

    October

    (ประเพณีชักพระหรือลากพระ) is influenced by Indian culture, which expanded into the province a long time ago.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Nakhon Si Thammarat); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

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