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Sakon Nakhon (สกลนคร)
Thai. Province (map)
and its capital city in
Isaan situated 647 kms Northeast of
Bangkok.
Derived from the
Sanskrit
words sakala (सकल)
and
nagara,
the name literally means ‘Entire City’ or ‘Total City’, yet it is
usually translated as ‘City of Cities’. The city is located
on Nong Han Lake, Thailand's largest natural lake. Its water however
is contaminated with the hazardous
bilharzia.
This region is known as the place with the most registered cases of
bilharzia in the world. Another controversial reputation of this
city is the consumption of cooked dog at the local dog market, a
custom introduced by the Soh, an ethnic minority group in the
region. Highlights in the province include
Phu Phaan National Park, an area of
approximately 665 kmsē said to be still inhabited by wild elephants
and
tigers. The province has eighteen
amphur.
See also
Sakon Nakhon data file.
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