Nakhon Ratchasima is Thailand’s first city to have 3 UNESCO sites

Nakhon Ratchasima has become the first province in Thailand to have three UNESCO sites, following the declaration of the Khorat national geopark as the Khorat UNESCO Global Geopark on 24 May 2023.

Two other sites are the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex, which was declared a Natural World Heritage Site in 2005, and the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve designated in 1976. Part of the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex is in Nakhon Ratchasima, while the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve is in Wang Nam Khiao district of Nakhon Ratchasima.

The Khorat UNESCO Global Geopark spans the middle to lower part of Lam Takhong River Basin, covering Sikhio, Kham Thale So, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Mueang, and Sung Noen districts of Nakhon Ratchasima.

According to the UNESCO, the unique geological feature of the Khorat UNESCO Global Geopark is the diversity and abundance of fossils ranging in…