Ubon Ratchathani is both a city and a province in Thailand. For the province, see Ubon Ratchathani province. Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... Ubon Ratchathani (often in short Ubon, Thai อุบลราชธานี) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

Library of Tung Sri Muang temple, Ubon

Ubon Ratchathani (Thai อุบลราชธานี) is a city in the south-east of the Isan region of Thailand. It is known as Ubon (Thai อุบล) for short. The name means "Royal Land Lotus Blossom." It is the administrative centre of Ubon Ratchathani province and as of 2000 had a population of 106,552. photo of library of Tung Sri Muang temple, Ubon, Thailand taken by User: Markalexander100 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... photo of library of Tung Sri Muang temple, Ubon, Thailand taken by User: Markalexander100 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Isan (disambiguation). ... Ubon Ratchathani (often in short Ubon, Thai อุบลราชธานี) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

History

The city was founded in the late 18th century by Lao immigrants, with support from the new kingdom of Siam. It sits on the northern bank of the Mun river. The south bank of the river is occupied by the suburb of Warin Chamrap (Warin for short; Thai วารินชำราบ or วาริน), which is effectively incorporated into the city. For the country formerly called Siam see Thailand SIAM is an acronym for Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. ... The Mun River (Thai แม่น้ำมูล) is a tributary of the Mekong river. ...

During the Vietnam war, the city served as a US airbase launching bombing raids over the neighbouring Laos and Cambodia. The base is now an active Royal Thai Air Force Base, and a dual-use international airport: Ubon Ratchathani - Muang Ubon Airport, Thailand, IATA code UBP, Latitude 15°15'05"N (15.251278); Longitude 104°52'13"E (104.870231). Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force facility and is the home of Wing 21 of the RTAF 2nd Air Division. ...

Sights and attractions

Chedi of Wat Nong Bua.

The night market

Notable temples include Wat Tung Sri Muang, located in the centre of the city, and Wat Nong Bua in the north. The latter features a chedi modelled on that at Bodh Gaya. Ubon is best known for the annual Candle Festival, held in July, which features a procession of wax religious images on floats. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 116 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 116 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 683 pixel, file size: 456 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: fantomdesigns source: http://flickr. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 683 pixel, file size: 456 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: fantomdesigns source: http://flickr. ... , Bodh Gaya or Bodhgaya(24° 41 60N, 84° 58 60E) is a city in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. ... A float in the parade The Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival is held in Ubon Ratchathani, Isan, Thailand, around the days of Asanha Puja (which commemorates the Buddha’s first sermon) and Wan Kao Pansa (which marks the beginning of Buddhist Lent). ...

Transportation

A songthaew near Tung Sri Muang, Ubon.

The town's main bus station is located on the northern outskirts of the city, as is the airport. The railway station is in Warin Chamrab. Public transport within the city is by songthaews, which follow fixed routes in Ubon, Warin and the surrounding area. Routes are indicated by numbers and the colour of the vehicle. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A city songthaew in Ubon Ratchathani A songthaew { Thai สองแถว, literally two rows, if pronounced wrong can sound like two feet), also known in English as a baht bus, is a passenger vehicle in Thailand adapted from a pick-up or a larger truck. ... A city songthaew in Ubon Ratchathani A songthaew { Thai สองแถว, literally two rows, if pronounced wrong can sound like two feet), also known in English as a baht bus, is a passenger vehicle in Thailand adapted from a pick-up or a larger truck. ...

Famous residents

Paul Vergès, a prominent politician representing the French overseas department of Réunion in the mother country's National Assembly, and his twin brother Jacques, a lawyer, were born in Ubon, in 1925. Paul Vergès (born 5 March 1925 in Thailand) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for Frances outre mer. He is a member of the French Communist Party, which is part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group, and sits on the European... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... The Palais Bourbon, front The French National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) is one of the two houses of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. ... Jacques Vergès (born March 5, 1925) is a French lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla noted for defending unpopular figures. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reference

• City Population

External link

• Wikitravel: Ubon Ratchathani

Coordinates: 15°13′41″N, 104°51′34″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...