Lan Sang National Park

Lan Sang National Park
IUCN category II (national park)

Waterfall in Lan Sang National Park
Map showing the location of Lan Sang National Park

Location within Thailand

Location Tak Province, Thailand
Coordinates 16°47′N 99°1′E / 16.783°N 99.017°E / 16.783; 99.017Coordinates: 16°47′N 99°1′E / 16.783°N 99.017°E / 16.783; 99.017
Area 104 km²
Established 1979

Lan Sang National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติลานสาง) is in the Dawna Range, Tak Province, northern Thailand. Established in 1979, it is an IUCN Category II protected area measuring 104 square kilometres (40 sq mi).[1] On the Tak-Mae Sot Highway in Mueang Tak District, it became the country's 15th national park.[2][3]

Etymology

The precise meaning of the name is not known. Each of the two words have various interpretations.

  1. Lan (Thai: ลาน may refer to the fan palm, Corypha umbraculifera, Corypha lecontei, ton laan (ต้นลาน) fan palm tree, bai laan (ใบลาน) leaf of fan palm sometimes used for writing religious texts; noun yard, lawn, court, courtyard, open space, plaza, grounds; (coiled metal) spring; modifier dazzled, flustered, dazzling, overwhelming.
  2. Sang or saang (สาง) may refer to the stench or odor of decaying flesh and as a modifier, putrid, foul, rank; as a noun, ghost, spirit, spook, apparition, spectre, wraith or tigerlike mythical animal; as a verb, to clear out, clear up.[4]

Sights

Lan Sang National Park covers an area of 65,000 rai. Various types of forest, such as rain forest, coniferous forest, hill evergreen forest, deciduous dipterocarp forest, and mixed deciduous forest, are found in different geographical areas. Wild animals found are common wild pig, barking deer, Siamese big-headed turtle, serow, civet, Black-crested Bulbul, and flying lizards

References

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  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre; IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre; IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (November 1990). 1990 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. IUCN. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  2. "Lan Sang National Park". Department of National Parks (DNP) Thailand. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. "Lan Sang National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. Thai-Language.com permanent link
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