Kantharalak District
Kantharalak ( th, กันทรลักษ์, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southeastern part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand. History The old name of ''Kantharalak'' was ''Mueang Uthumphon Phisai'', controlled by Mueang Khukhan. The central office was in Ban Kan Tuat, Tambon Uthumphon Phisai (not to be confused with latter-day Uthumphon Phisai district.) The present district office is in Tambon Nam Om. In 1939 the district name was changed from ''Nam Om'' to ''Kantharalak''. Etymology The name ''Kantharalak'' means 'countless ravines', from Pali ''kandara'' ('ravine') and the Sanskrit '' lakṣa'' (लक्ष), 'a hundred thousand'. Geography The district is defined in the south by the Dangrek Range. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Khun Han, Si Rattana, and Benchalak of Sisaket Province; Thung Si Udom and Nam Khun of Ubon Ratchathani province; Preah Vihear and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia. The Khao Phra Wihan National Par ...
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