Thai.
Name of a province (map)
and its capital city in Northeast Thailand, 531
kms from
Bangkok and
with a population of approximately 30,000. The name is the Thai form
of
Yashodhara,
the
wife of prince
Siddhartha. The city was earlier called Ban Singh Tha and has a
chedi,
Phrathat Anant, dating from 675 AD. The
city was once an
amphur of
Ubon
Ratchathani but in 1972 became a provincial capital itself.
The province is known for its annual rocket festival and has nine amphur.
Amongst the places of interest are
Uthayaan Kaan Rian Roo, known in
English as the Knowledge Center (map
-
fig.).
See also
Yasothon data file.
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