Everything about Mukdahan totally explained
Mukdahan capital of
Mukdahan province, became
Thailand's 73d
province in
1982. Located in the northeastern (
Isan) region of the country, on the banks of the river
Mekong, it was formerly as district of
Nakhon Phanom Province. The
population of the city was 100,000 in the year
2000.
Etymology
The city was established at the mouth of Muk Creek and named
Mukdahan from
Kaeo Mukdahan.
Muk มุก noun: Mother-of pearl; nacre.
Kaeo แก้ว noun or adjective: glass other than sheet glass; a glass, a tumbler; gem-like, precious, exquisite.
Da ดา verb intransitive: to advance along a wide front
Han หาร verb intransitive or transitive: to divide; to be divided.
History in Brief
Pre-hiatoric paintings and other archaeological discoveries give witness that the area of Mukdahan used to be the location of ancient communities. The modern history of the city begins late in the
Ayutthaya Era (1350-1767). In the years of
1767 to
1770,
Prince
Kinnari, son of
Prince Suriwong, ruler in Ban Luang Phonsim of
Savannakhét (
Lao ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ), established a settlement at the mouth of Muk Creek, across the
Mekong from Savannakhét. In the reign of King
Taksin,
1768-
1782, Prince Kinnari received appointment as
Phraya Chandara Sri Surat with a rank equivalent to
viceroy . In
1893, Savannakhét District of Mukdahan was ceded to
France.
Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge
The
Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge across the Mekong to
Savannakhet,
Laos was completed in December
2006.
Ho Kaeo Mukdahan
Ho Kaeo Mukdahan, an
Observation tower 65.50 metres in height, was constructed in
1996 to honor the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Accession to the Throne of
HM the king.
» 1st Floor—Arts & Culture Museum
2nd Floor—History & Culture of 8 ethnic tribes of Mukdahan
» :
Tai Kha
:
Tai Kha Soe » :
Tai Kha Lerng
:
Isan Peoples
» :
Tai Yor
:
Tai Saek » :
Tai Kula
:
Phu Tai » 3rd-5th Floors—Pillar of the tower
6th Floor—360° Observation deck
» 7th Floor—A
silver Buddha image in the
meditation position called
Phra Buddhanavamingmongkol, and the Buddha image for each day of the week
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