Culture Articles of Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
Culture, travel guides, Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
Dotted about Thailand's great northeastern Khorat plateau are numerous Khmer temples of varying sizes; most of these structures are believed to be about a thousand years old.
Isaan Languages
Before the 1960s, the people of Thai Isaan were simply labeled Lao and wrote in the Lao alphabet before the central government forcibly introduced the Thai alphabet and language in schools.... read more.
Korat Cats
The origin of all Korat Cats with their typical silver-blue colored fur (or, as they are locally called, Meaw Si Sawat) is in Ampur Phimai of Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat) province in Thailand.... read more.
Songkran in Khorat
The most amazingly wild, wet and sanook of all Thailand's festivals is Songkran, which starts on April 13 every year and lasts for three wild, wet, and extremely fun days.... read more.