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It covers an area of about , or 213,125 rai. It is full of wildlife and natural beauty, including tropical jungle and mountain. The park, in the province of Sukhothai, is surrounded by the districts of Kirimas, Ban Dan Lan Hoi, and the provincial capital, Sukhothai.
Ramkhamhaeng National Park is a national park in Thailand.
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Thai: วัดเชตุพน
Wat Chetuphon is the most impressive of the southern zone. Literally meaning Temple of the Divine General it stands 1.6 km south of the South Gate (Namo Gate). The centre of attraction is an elevated mondop (image hall) four Buddha statues facing the cardinal directions, sadly two of the statues are heavily damaged.
Wat Chedi Si Hong literally means Temple of the Four Rooms is 200 m southeast of Wat Chetuphon. The temple comprises a fairly small but artistically significant chedi, surrounded by more than a dozen subordinate chedi. The ruins of a spacious viharn (assembly hall) are located to the east. Stuccoed reliefs decorating around the base of the main chedi depict male and female in different attire with ornaments and their hands holding vessels with flora emerging from these containers, symbolizing fertility and prosperity. The stucco also includes elephant and lion figures.
Thai: วัดศรีพิจิตรกิรติกัลยาราม
Wat Si Phichit Kirati Kanlayaram literally meaning Temple of the Glorious, Honorable, and Beautiful Building is about 800 m south east of Wat Chedi Si Hong. Built in 1403 it is one of the few temples in Sukhothai where record of the foundation date and sponsor survive. A tall Sri Lankan styled chedi dominates the structure. Apart from the chedi remains of an assembly hall survives to this day.
Thai: วัดเจดีย์งาม
Located on a small mount and is approachable by a path way paved with stone slabs. It literally means the Temple of the Beautiful Chedi (Stupa). Wat Chedi Ngram is in between Wat Kamphaeng Hin to the north and Wat Tam Hip Bon to the south. With no inscription nothing is much known about the history of the Chedi.