Northeastern Thailand

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Northeastern Thailand is a largely rural, culturally distinct region of Thailand known for its Isan culture, cuisine, and plateau landscape bordering Laos and Cambodia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
region of Thailand
borders Cambodia
Laos
capitalCity Khon Kaen
climate tropical savanna climate
containsCity Buriram
Khon Kaen
Nakhon Ratchasima
Roi Et
Surin
Ubon Ratchathani
Udon Thani
containsProvince Amnat Charoen province
Bueng Kan province
Buriram province
linked to: Buriram Province

Chaiyaphum province
Kalasin province
Khon Kaen province
Loei province
linked to: Loei Province

Maha Sarakham province
Mukdahan province
linked to: Mukdahan

Nakhon Phanom province
Nakhon Ratchasima province
Nong Bua Lamphu province
Nong Khai province
linked to: Nong Khai Province

Roi Et province
Sakon Nakhon province
Sisaket province
linked to: Sisaket Province

Surin province
Ubon Ratchathani province
Udon Thani province
Yasothon province
country Thailand
hasBorderType international land border
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Khmer culture
linked to: Khmer architecture

Lao culture
hasCulturalRegion Isan
hasEconomicActivity cassava cultivation
livestock raising
rice farming
sugarcane cultivation
hasLandscape Khorat Plateau
hasMajorLanguage Isan language
linked to: Isan

Lao language
linked to: Lao

Thai language
hasMajorReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
hasMinorReligion Animism
Christianity
hasRiver Chi River
Mekong River
Mun River
knownFor Isan cuisine
distinct culture
grilled meats
larb
mor lam music
rural lifestyle
som tam
sticky rice dishes
largestCity Nakhon Ratchasima
locatedIn Southeast Asia
nativeName ภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ
partOf Kingdom of Thailand
linked to: Thailand
shortName Isan
timeZone Indochina Time
utcOffset +7

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Korat, Thailand locatedInRegion Northeastern Thailand
Lao script usedInRegion Northeast Thailand
linked to: Northeastern Thailand
Pattaya Floating Market regionRepresented Northeastern Thailand
Mun River locatedIn Northeastern Thailand
Mun River drainageBasin Northeastern Thailand
Communist insurgency in Thailand conflictArea Northeastern Thailand
Nong Khai locatedInRegion Northeastern Thailand
chedis foundInRegion Northeastern Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima isPartOf northeastern Thailand
linked to: Northeastern Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima region Lower Northeastern Region of Thailand
linked to: Northeastern Thailand
Isan locatedIn northeastern Thailand
linked to: Northeastern Thailand
Khorat Plateau locatedIn Northeastern Thailand
Northeastern railway line of Thailand connectsRegion Northeastern Thailand (Isan)
linked to: Northeastern Thailand
Mittraphap Road locatedInRegion Northeastern Thailand
subject linked to: Mittraphap Road (Highway 2)
Mittraphap Road regionServed Northeastern Thailand
subject linked to: Mittraphap Road (Highway 2)
Lao–Isan cultural area locatedIn Northeastern Thailand
Prasat Hin Phanom Wan locatedIn Northeastern Thailand
Khao Yai National Park region Northeastern Thailand
Suranaree University of Technology locatedIn Northeastern Thailand
Lao–Phuthai languages spokenInRegion Northeastern Thailand
Phu Thai language region Northeastern Thailand