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Nakhon Ratchasima

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Nakhon Ratchasima (nä`kôn rächä`sĭmä') or Korat (kōrät`), city (1990 pop. 204,121), capital of Nakhon Ratchasima prov., S central Thailand, on the Mun River. Strategically located near the mountain pass leading from the central plain to NE Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima is the administrative, economic, and transportation center of the Korat plateau. Copper deposits are nearby. Founded in the 17th cent., the city grew rapidly after the construction (1890) of the railroad from Bangkok. The nearby Royal Thai Air Force Base was an operation center for U.S. planes during the Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam.
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Nakhon Ratchasima

City (pop., 2000: 204,391), northeastern Thailand. It is the area's transportation, commercial, financial, and governmental centre. It grew rapidly during the 1960s and '70s with the buildup of its Royal Thai Air Force Base, from which U.S. warplanes operated during the Vietnam War. Nearby are restored 11th-century Khmer temples, a major tourist attraction.


Nakhon Ratchasima 

a city in Thailand, located on a plateau along one of the channels of the Mun River in the Mekong basin. Capital of Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Population, 50,400 (1966). Transportation junction and trading center. Local products include building materials, paper, and food, primarily sugar. Nakhon Ratchasima is a traditional center of silkworm breeding and silk production.



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MATERIALS AND METHODS Study Area: The area of research was Lam Ta Kong River Basin, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand (Fig.
Romklao Plu, know as Nina, was attacked by the family's guard dogs at her home after a birthday party in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima.
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand: Two Thai athletes at the Southeast Asian Games failed drug tests, while Cambodia won its first gold medal of the tournament yesterday.
 
 
 
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