Doi Phu Kha ( th, ดอยภูคา) is a mountain in
Southeast Asia
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, part of the
Luang Prabang Range
The Luang Prabang Range ( th, ทิวเขาหลวงพระบาง, ), named after Luang Prabang, is a mountain range straddling northwestern Laos and Northern Thailand.
Most of the range is located in Sainyabuli Province (Laos), as ...
(ทิวเขาหลวงพระบาง).
It is a rugged mountain in a forested area of
Nan Province, at the east end of the
Thai highlands
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, 18 km west of the border between
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
and
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
. The
Doi Phu Kha National Park
Doi Phu Kha National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยภูคา) covers a part of 8 districts in the Luang Prabang Range, Nan Province, Northern Thailand and has rich natural resources. It is Northern Thailand's l ...
,
Northern Thailand
Northern Thailand, or more specifically Lanna, is geographically characterised by several mountain ranges, which continue from the Shan Hills in bordering Myanmar to Laos, and the river valleys which cut through them. Though like most of Thailand ...
's largest
national park
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, is in the area surrounding the mountain.
Doi Phu Kha National Park
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See also
*Doi Phu Kha National Park
Doi Phu Kha National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยภูคา) covers a part of 8 districts in the Luang Prabang Range, Nan Province, Northern Thailand and has rich natural resources. It is Northern Thailand's l ...
*List of mountains in Thailand
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References
External links
Birdwatching Doi Phu Kha National Park
Mountains of Thailand
Geography of Nan province
Luang Prabang Range
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