SA KAEO
SA KAEOSa Kaeo is an eastern border province of Thailand, locatedapproximately 245 kilometres from Bangkok. In the past, it wasonce an important and prosperous community with a longhistory since the Suvarnabhumi and the Dvaravati Kingdoms,which can be noticed from the group of various remains ofancient monuments and architecture, scattered in the provinces,as well as, artefacts telling the history and glory of the past tothe descendants.Apart from the historical ancient remains worthy for study,Sa Kaeo also possesses abundant natural resources such as thePang Sida National Park and the Ta Phraya National Park, as wellas, the natural canyonlike soil sculpture caused by groundsubsidence called çLalué with unique characteristics.At the Thai border in Amphoe Aranyaprathet, Sa Kaeo is a grandgate opening to Cambodia, connecting international transportation and tourism within one route. Moreover, Rong KlueaMarket offers both cheap and second-hand products fromvarious neighbouring countries.Sa Kaeo is the 74th province of Thailand and was originally asatellite town of Prachin Buri (called Prachim in the past). In1933, the system of Thesaphiban or administrative circle wasabolished and Prachin Buri was uplifted to a province. Therefore,Sa Kaeo became a district in Prachin Buri. It was later separatedfrom the province and officially acclaimed a province on 1stDecember, 1993.The history of Sa Kaeo can be traced back for over 4,000 years,starting from the Neolithic-Metal Age with a discovery ofartefacts at Ban Khok Makok, Khao Sip Sub-district, KhaoChakan District. In a later period, other antiques were foundsuch as in Aranyaprathet and Ta Phraya Districts, presentingevidence that Sa Kaeo was once an important and prosperouscommunity during the Chenla-Dvaravati Periods with their owncivilisation and culture under the kings or rulers who believedin Hinduism, both the Shivaite and Vishnuite sects. It can beobserved from the ancient remains and inscriptions in thePallava script at Prasat Khao Noi, Khao Rang, and Chong SaChaeng, etc, especially the Pallava inscription at PrasatKhao Noi, Aranyaprathet District, which has been consideredas the oldest piece of evidence discovered in Thailand thatstates the year of its construction, in approximately the year637.Moreover, there were discoveries of evidence reflecting thecivilisation during the 10th–11th century within this area such asvarious Prasats or sanctuaries made of bricks or stone, ceramickilns, ancient moats which have left traces until the presenttime, including 2 inscriptions in Prasat Sdok Kok Thom,estimated to date from the 10th century. This Prasat wasconstructed to be a religious shrine of the God Shiva as statedin the 1st inscription that in 937, King Jayavarman IV had thisinscription placed in this Prasat as an announcement prohibitingservants dedicated to this shrine to serve in other businesses,but only take care and conduct a worshipping ceremony to theShiva Lingam-a Hindu phallic symbol of creative power-orother sacred images enshrined in this Prasat. On the otherhand, the other inscription praised the good deeds of KingUdayadityavarman II, who had this ancient sanctuary renovated,as well as, finished an inscription on the civilisation and religion.From the aforementioned inscriptions and remains, the systemof administration utilised by the Ancient Khmer Empire overthe area can be noticed. Therefore, this province can beconsidered as intellectual heritage which has been passed onand is valuable for further study.Sa Kaeo covers a total area of approximately 7,195 squarekilometres or 4,496,961 rai. It is divided into 9 districts; namely,Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo, Amphoe Watthana Nakhon, AmphoeAranyaprathet, Amphoe Ta Phraya, Amphoe Khao Chakan,Amphoe Wang Nam Yen, Amphoe Khlong Hat, Amphoe KhokSung and Amphoe Wang Sombun.BOUNDARYNorth Amphoe Khon Buri Nakhon, Ratchasima Provinceand Amphoe Lahan Sai, Buri Ram Province.South Amphoe Soi Dao, Chanthaburi Province.East The Kingdom of Cambodia.West Amphoe Kabin Buri and Amphoe Na Di, PrachinBuri Province, and Amphoe Sanam Chai Khet,Chachoengsao Province.HOW TO GET THEREBy car: There are 4 routes to Sa Kaeo as follows :1. From Bangkok, take Phahon Yothin Road to Rangsit,keep left and cross the ring bridge to Highway 305, passingOngkharak District Nakhon Nayok Province. Enter Highway33, passing Kabin Buri District to Sa Kaeo Province. The totaldistance is 214 kilometres.2. From Bangkok, take Highway 1 and turn right at Hin KongIntersection. Go along Highway 33, passing Nakhon NayokProvince, and Kabin Buri District. The total distance is 245 kilometres.3. From Bangkok, take Highway 304, passing Min Buri Districtand Chachoengsao Province to Phanom Sarakham District. AtKm. 35, turn right to Kabin Buri District along Highway 304. AtKm. 95, turn right again into Highway 33 to Sa Kaeo Province.The total distance is 210 kilometres.4. From Bangkok, take Highway 304, passing Min BuriDistrict to Chachoengsao Province. Then, take the route toPhanom Sarakham District, passing the Khao Hin Son RoyalDevelopment Study Centre. At Km. 54, there is a crossroads.Turn right to Sa Kaeo Province by taking Highway 359 for 65kilometres. It is a shortcut to Sa Kaeo at the present time.By Bus: The Transport Company Limited provides daily servicesof both ordinary and air-conditioned buses, leaving theBangkok Northern Bus Terminal (Mo Chit 2) on KamphaengPhet 2 Road, and the Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekkamai) onSukhumvit Road. The journey takes 4 hours (3 hours viathe Ongkharak route). For more information, contact Tel. 0 29362852-66 Ext. 311, Sa Kaeo Bus Terminal Tel. 0 3724 2362, orvisit www.transport.co.th, or the Transport Company Limited(Sa Kaeo Office) on Thetsaban Road, Soi 9/1 Tel. 0 3724 1282,Air Aran Company Limited Tel. 0 3742 1210.From Sa Kaeo, there is a bus service to other provinces; such as,Chanthaburi, Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Saraburi, Buri Ram,and Nakhon Ratchasima.By Train: The State Railway of Thailand provides a BangkokSa Kaeo-Aranyaphrathet train service 2 times a day. The first oneleaves Bangkok at 05.55 a.m. and arrives at Sa Kaeo at 10.32 a.m.and to Aranyaprathet at 11.30 a.m. The second one departsBangkok at 01.05 p.m. to Sa Kaeo at 05.25 p.m., and to Aranyaprathet at 06.20 p.m. Additionally, there are 2 trains to Bangkok.The first one departs Aranyaprathet at 06.35 a.m. to Sa Kaeo at07.26 a.m., and to Bangkok at 11.30 a.m., while the second onedeparts Aranyaprathet at 01.35 p.m. to Sa Kaeo at 02.37 p.m., andto Bangkok at 07.30 p.m. For further information, pleasecontact Tel. 0 2223 7010, 0 2220 4334, 1690, or www.railway.co.th,or Sa Kaeo Railway Station at Tel. 0 3726 1217.Distances from Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo to otherdistricts.Amphoe Khao Chakan 19 kilometresAmphoe Watthana Nakhon 26 kilometresAmphoe Wang Nam Yen 37 kilometresAmphoe Aranyaprathet 50 kilometresAmphoe Wang Sombun 59 kilometresAmphoe Khlong Hat 60 kilometresAmphoe Khok Sung 67 kilometresAmphoe Ta Phraya 100 kilometresDistances from Sa Kaeo to nearby provinces.Nakhon Ratchasima 184 kilometresPrachin Buri 188 kilometresChanthaburi 258 kilometresChachoengsao 286 kilometres
SA KAEOSa Kaeo is an eastern border province of Thailand locatedapproximately 245 kilometres from Bangkok In the past it wasonce an important and prosperous community with longhistory since the Suvarnabhumi and the Dvaravati Kingdoms ,which can be noticed from the group of various remains ofancient monuments and architecture scattered in the provinces ,as well as artefacts telling the history and glory of the past tothe descendants .Apart from the historical ancient remains worthy for study ,Sa Kaeo also possesses abundant natural resources such as thePang Sida National Park and the Ta Phraya National Park as wellas the natural canyonlike soil sculpture caused by groundsubsidence called çLalué with unique characteristics .At the Thai border in Amphoe Aranyaprathet Sa Kaeo is grandgate opening to Cambodia connecting international transportation and tourism within one route Moreover Rong KlueaMarket offers both cheap and second-hand products fromvarious neighbouring countries .Sa Kaeo is the 74 th province of Thailand and was originally asatellite town of Prachin Buri (called Prachim in the past ). In 1933 the system of Thesaphiban or administrative circle wasabolished and Prachin Buri was uplifted to province Therefore ,Sa Kaeo became district in Prachin Buri It was later separatedfrom the province and officially acclaimed province on stDecember 1993 .The history of Sa Kaeo can be traced back for over 4,000 years ,starting from the Neolithic-Metal Age with discovery ofartefacts at Ban Khok Makok Khao Sip Sub-district KhaoChakan District In later period other antiques were foundsuch as in Aranyaprathet and Ta Phraya Districts presentingevidence that Sa Kaeo was once an important and prosperouscommunity during the Chenla-Dvaravati Periods with their owncivilisation and culture under the kings or rulers who believedin Hinduism both the Shivaite and Vishnuite sects It can beobserved from the ancient remains and inscriptions in thePallava script at Prasat Khao Noi Khao Rang and Chong SaChaeng etc especially the Pallava inscription at PrasatKhao Noi Aranyaprathet District which has been consideredas the oldest piece of evidence discovered in Thailand thatstates the year of its construction in approximately the year 637 .Moreover, there were discoveries of evidence reflecting thecivilisation during the 10 th –11th century within this area such asvarious Prasats or sanctuaries made of bricks or stone ceramickilns ancient moats which have left traces until the presenttime including inscriptions in Prasat Sdok Kok Thom ,estimated to date from the 10 th century This Prasat wasconstructed to be religious shrine of the God Shiva as statedin the st inscription that in 937 King Jayavarman IV had thisinscription placed in this Prasat as an announcement prohibitingservants dedicated to this shrine to serve in other businesses ,but only take care and conduct worshipping ceremony to theShiva Lingam-a Hindu phallic symbol of creative power-orother sacred images enshrined in this Prasat On the otherhand the other inscription praised the good deeds of KingUdayadityavarman II who had this ancient sanctuary renovated ,as well as finished an inscription on the civilisation and religion .From the aforementioned inscriptions and remains the systemof administration utilised by the Ancient Khmer Empire overthe area can be noticed Therefore this province can beconsidered as intellectual heritage which has been passed onand is valuable for further study .Sa Kaeo covers total area of approximately 7,195 squarekilometres or 4,496,961 rai It is divided into districts namely ,Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo Amphoe Watthana Nakhon AmphoeAranyaprathet Amphoe Ta Phraya Amphoe Khao Chakan ,Amphoe Wang Nam Yen Amphoe Khlong Hat Amphoe KhokSung and Amphoe Wang Sombun .BOUNDARYNorth Amphoe Khon Buri Nakhon Ratchasima Provinceand Amphoe Lahan Sai Buri Ram Province .South Amphoe Soi Dao Chanthaburi Province .East The Kingdom of Cambodia .West Amphoe Kabin Buri and Amphoe Na Di PrachinBuri Province and Amphoe Sanam Chai Khet ,Chachoengsao Province .HOW TO GET THEREBy car There are routes to Sa Kaeo as follows :1. From Bangkok take Phahon Yothin Road to Rangsit ,keep left and cross the ring bridge to Highway 305 passingOngkharak District Nakhon Nayok Province Enter Highway 33 passing Kabin Buri District to Sa Kaeo Province The totaldistance is 214 kilometres .2. From Bangkok take Highway and turn right at Hin KongIntersection Go along Highway 33 passing Nakhon NayokProvince and Kabin Buri District The total distance is 245 kilometres .3. From Bangkok take Highway 304 passing Min Buri Districtand Chachoengsao Province to Phanom Sarakham District AtKm 35 turn right to Kabin Buri District along Highway 304 . AtKm. 95 turn right again into Highway 33 to Sa Kaeo Province .The total distance is 210 kilometres .4. From Bangkok take Highway 304 passing Min BuriDistrict to Chachoengsao Province Then take the route toPhanom Sarakham District passing the Khao Hin Son RoyalDevelopment Study Centre At Km 54 there is crossroads .Turn right to Sa Kaeo Province by taking Highway 359 for 65 kilometres It is shortcut to Sa Kaeo at the present time .By Bus The Transport Company Limited provides daily servicesof both ordinary and air-conditioned buses leaving theBangkok Northern Bus Terminal (Mo Chit ) on KamphaengPhet Road and the Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekkamai) onSukhumvit Road The journey takes hours (3 hours viathe Ongkharak route ). For more information contact Tel 29362852 66 Ext 311 Sa Kaeo Bus Terminal Tel 3724 2362 orvisit www .transport.co.th, or the Transport Company Limited (Sa Kaeo Office on Thetsaban Road Soi /1 Tel 3724 1282 ,Air Aran Company Limited Tel 3742 1210 .From Sa Kaeo there is bus service to other provinces such as ,Chanthaburi, Nakhon Nayok Prachin Buri Saraburi Buri Ram ,and Nakhon Ratchasima .By Train The State Railway of Thailand provides BangkokSa Kaeo-Aranyaphrathet train service times day The first oneleaves Bangkok at 05.55 .m. and arrives at Sa Kaeo at 10.32 .m.and to Aranyaprathet at 11.30 .m. The second one departsBangkok at 01.05 .m. to Sa Kaeo at 05.25 .m., and to Aranyaprathet at 06.20 .m. Additionally, there are trains to Bangkok .The first one departs Aranyaprathet at 06.35 .m. to Sa Kaeo at 07.26 .m., and to Bangkok at 11.30 .m., while the second onedeparts Aranyaprathet at 01.35 .m. to Sa Kaeo at 02.37 .m., andto Bangkok at 07.30 .m. For further information pleasecontact Tel 2223 7010 2220 4334 1690 or www .railway.co.th,or Sa Kaeo Railway Station at Tel 3726 1217 .Distances from Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo to otherdistricts .Amphoe Khao Chakan 19 kilometresAmphoe Watthana Nakhon 26 kilometresAmphoe Wang Nam Yen 37 kilometresAmphoe Aranyaprathet 50 kilometresAmphoe Wang Sombun 59 kilometresAmphoe Khlong Hat 60 kilometresAmphoe Khok Sung 67 kilometresAmphoe Ta Phraya 100 kilometresDistances from Sa Kaeo to nearby provinces .Nakhon Ratchasima 184 kilometresPrachin Buri 188 kilometresChanthaburi 258 kilometresChachoengsao 286 kilometres