Thailand
in South-Eastern Asia
Asia

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Country Quickfacts
Currency and Currency Code:
Baht - THB
Spoken languages:
Thai, English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: A, B, C, O)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
ISO 2-Letter code:
TH
Internet top level domain:
.th
Country phone prefix:
+66
Local Time (capital):
Timezone:
UTC/GMT offset: hours

Map of Thai Unesco Heritage Sites

Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Thailand in Asia. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Historic City of Ayutthaya. On the list since 1991. The youngest site is Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex. On the list since 2005.

Name Since
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
Ban Chiang is considered the most important prehistoric settlement so far discovered in South-East Asia. It marks an important stage in human cultural, social and technological evolution. The site pre...		 1992
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
The Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex spans 230 km between Ta Phraya National Park on the Cambodian border in the east, and Khao Yai National Park in the west. The site is home to more than 800 sp...		 2005
Historic City of Ayutthaya
Founded c. 1350, Ayutthaya became the second Siamese capital after Sukhothai. It was destroyed by the Burmese in the 18th century. Its remains, characterized by the prang (reliquary towers) and gigant...		 1991
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
Sukhothai was the capital of the first Kingdom of Siam in the 13th and 14th centuries. It has a number of fine monuments, illustrating the beginnings of Thai architecture. The great civilization which...		 1991
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
Stretching over more than 600,000 ha along the Myanmar border, the sanctuaries, which are relatively intact, contain examples of almost all the forest types of continental South-East Asia. They are ho...		 1991