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[[Image:]]Udon Thani (Thai: อุดรธานี) is a city in the north-east of Thailand (Isan). It has a population of 142,670, of which over 7,000 are foreigners. Geographical location 17°25′N, 102°45′E and is approximately 560 km from Bangkok. Udon is also the capital of Udon Thani Province, and is a major commercial center in northern Isan. It is the site of a Voice of America relay station alleged to have been a CIA black site. For other uses, see Isan (disambiguation). ...
Udon Thani (Thai à¸à¸¸à¸”รธานี) is one of the north-eastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
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The city became a bustling support center for the nearby Udon Royal Thai Air Force Base during the Vietnam War, and so retains reminders of that time, with bars, coffee shops, and hotels. Udon has 3 major malls and a number of warehous type outlets, including: Tesco-Lotus, Big 'C', The CharoenSri Complex, Makro, ToolProPlus, HomePro, Global House and HomeMart. A new mall (UD Center) near the RailRoad Station, is in the early stages of construction. Udon Thani International Airport (IATA: UTP, ICAO: VTUD) is an airport located near the city of Udon Thani (à¸à¸¸à¸”รธานี, also Udorn Thanee) in Eastern Thailand in Udon Thani province. ...
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47 km east of Udon Thani is Thailand's premier Bronze Age excavation at Ban Chiang, the world-renowned archaeological site. Although there is little attraction to see in the city for most travellers, there are a few quite interesting temples.
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An ancient structure, in town, that appears to be a stone pillar for supporting a roof. Image:Udon-A-35.jpg A Chedi (Stupa) on the outskirts South East of Udon Thani, on the Hiway to Ban Chiang. Image:WPBK-029.jpg A large Chedi with beautiful murals, about 20 miles North of Udon Thani. Image:Thai Mural.jpg One of the many murals found inside the large stupa at Wat Pa Ban Kaw (Forest Temple of Crow village). This photos were taken by Michael Weldon and are available to Wikipedia, for the asking (dighambara@hotmail.com).
Asia Pacific Resources, a wholly owned subsidiary of Italian-Thai Development PLC, owns the concession to the Udon Thani potash mines and plans to develop them. According to press reports, Udon Thani has enough potash to mine 2 million tonnes per year for 25 years. Potash is one of the main components in fertilizer.
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