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Roi Et (ร้อยเอ็ด)
Thai.
‘Hundred-and-one’. Name of a province (map)
and its capital city in
Isaan, situated 512 kms Northeast of
Bangkok with
a population of around 34,000. It is not sure what the city name (101) refers
to, but it is
possibly derived from the fact that the ancient city had 11 city gates and was
surrounded by 11 satellite states, eleven being pronounced ‘sip-et’ (10-1) in
Thai, which over time evolved into 101. In the city centre is a large artificial lake with
a small island. The town is famous for its
silk and cotton industries whose
products can be
purchased at a low price and are of excellent quality. Places of
interest include Somdet Phra Sri Nakarin Park (map
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fig.),
and the district
Suwannaphum houses the ruins of an eleventh century
Khmer temple,
Ku Phra Khona. The province has seventeen
amphur and three
king amphur.
See also
Roi Et data file.
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