Maha Sarakham is situated in the heart of Northeast Thailand having peaceful atmosphere and being the center of education in the northeast so the name ”Taksila of Isan” (Taksila was a city where educaton of all branches were centered in the ancient India) is given to it. Maha Sarakham is 470 kilometers, along highways, from Bangkok. It occupies an area of 5,291.68 square kilometers being a rolling plain without mountain or hill with the Chi River flows through. The majority of the area is rice field.
The principal occupations of Maha Sarakham people are cultivation and animal raising. Outstanding home industry of Maha Sarakham is sericulture and silk fabric production. Maha Sarakham hand woven silk and cotton mainly have original patterns and are very beautiful.
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From Maha Sarakham city of nearby Provinces. From Maha Sarakham city to its districts
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| How to get there |
| From Bangkok, there are ordinary buses operating to Ubon Ratchatani and stop over at Maha Sarakham several trips a day. The fare is 113 baht and detailed information can be obtained from the Northeastern Bus Terminal, Tel. 936-3667-8. Air-conditioned buses leaves the North- eastern Bus Terminal in Bangkok for Maha Sarakham three trips a day i.e., at 09.00 a.m., 09.00 p.m. and 10.00 p.m. charging the fare 158 nbaht per person for common air-conditioned bus and 245 baht for VIP air-conditioned bus. For those who travel by train or plane, land transport needs to be continued at Khon Kaen for another distance of 72 kilometers to Maha Sarakham. |
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