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Phu Pha Yon National Park

Tao Ngoi, Thailand · built 1988

Phu Pha Yon National Park is a national park in northeastern Thailand (Isan). Formerly known as Huai Huad National Park. The national park covers the area of Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Khok Si Suphan and Tao Ngoi districts of Sakon Nakhon province, Na Kae district of Nakhon Phanom province and Dong Luang, Khamcha-i districts of Mukdahan province. It was established in 1988 as the 57th national park in Thailand and renamed as present day in 2001. The park is part of Phu Phan range, the overall area is 517,850 rai ~ 829 square kilometres (320 sq mi). Its terrain is the highland of 300–600 m (984–19, 68 ft) above mean sea level hemmed by high mountains and the sandstone mouth which is the water source among the nice and natural scenery such as cave, stone hill, cliff, reservoir. Wildlife animals that are found and lived here include barking deer, sambar deer, wild boar, dhole and various birds etc. The highlights are fields full of various types of wildflowers such as blackfoot daisy, Utricularia delphinioides (endemic), Osbeckia stellata, bladderwort, sundew that bloom at the same time during the rainy season, geometric ancient engraving paints inside the Phra Dan Raeng cave, Hiib Phu Pha Nang cave, Saowapa cave, Dong Noi water reservoir and Phra Wet cave as well as beautiful scenic point. Several main local watercourses originate

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