Phu Phra Bat Buabok ( th, วนอุทยานในภูพระบาทบัวบก) is a

forest park A forest park is a park whose main theme is its forest of trees. Forest parks are found both in the mountains and in the urban environment. Examples Chile * Forest Park, Santiago China *Gongqing Forest Park, Shanghai * Mufushan National Fores ...

Ban Phue District Ban Phue (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northwestern part of Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Sangkhom, Pho Tak, Tha Bo, and Sakhrai of Nong Khai province, Phe ...

, Udon Thani Province, northeast Thailand. Named after two Buddha footprints carved into rocks in the Lan Xang style, the park is on a disconnected sandstone hill in the western area of the

Phu Phan mountains The Phu Phan mountains ( th, ทิวเขาภูพาน, , ) are a range of hills dividing the Khorat Plateau of the Isan region of Thailand into two basins: the northern Sakhon Nakhon Basin, and the southern Khorat Basin. The silhouette ...

. The hill tops at elevation, and extends in the north–south direction and in the east–west direction. Three major kinds of forest are found at the hill: dry dipterocarp forest at the foothills, mixed deciduous forest in the plain surrounding the hill, and dry evergreen forest on the hill itself. The park covers an area of of the Pa Kua Num Forest Reserve. It was officially gazetted on 20 February 1996. of the area form the Phu Phra Bat Historical Park, established in 1981, covering the 81 cultural sites on the hill at the rock outcrops. The forest park together with the historical park have been on the tentative list of future World Heritage Sites since 2004.UNESCO World Heritage tentative list entry
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National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department
Forest parks of Thailand Phu Phan Mountains Protected areas established in 1996 Tourist attractions in Udon Thani province 1996 establishments in Thailand {{UdonThani-geo-stub

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