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:: Amphoe Kap Choeng
 Prasat
Ta Muean
This khmer santuary is 12 kilometres from Ban Ta Miang on
Highway No. 214 on the Thai-Cambodian border. Prasat Ta Muan Tot
has a square base made of sandstone, similar to those at Ban Phluang.
Prasat Ta Muan Thom is 200 metres from Ta Muan Tot sanctuary. Situated
near a stream, it consists of 3 pagodas with floral and idol designs.
There are also 2 laterite buildings and a pool beyond them.
:: Amphoe Muang
Ban Buthom Basketry Village
This Basketry Village is at Tambon Muang Thi on the Surin-Si
Khoraphum road at Km. 14-15. When villagers are not harvesting,
they make basketry from rattan to sell as household items and souvenirs.
Huai Saneng
Huai Saneng is a reservoir popular with locals who seek
relaxation. It is 5 kilometres from Amphoe Prasat.
Phanom Sawai Forest Park
Phanom Sawai Forest Park is 14 kilometres away on the way
to Amphoe Prasat and 6 kilometres on a road on the right. The park
comprises 3 peaks and a large Buddha image in the meditation posture.
The view from the top is quite spectacular.
Phraya Surin Phakdi Si Narong Changwang
(Pum) Monument
This monument is dedicated to the first lord of the city.
It is located at the southern entrance to the city in the area where
the city's inner wall once stood. It was built in 1968.
Prasat Muang Thi
Prasat Muang Thi is 16 kilometres from Surin on the way
to Si Khoraphum on Highway No. 226. Three square brick pagodas were
part of five on the same base.
Silverware and Silk Villages
Silverware and Silk Villages can be reached by taking the
Surin-Chom Phra road (No. 214) to Km. 14-15, then 4 kilometres to
the right. These villages are Ban Khawao Sinnarin, Ban Chok and
Ban Sado, all nearby one another. The beautiful silverware and silk
products made here are sold to shops and tourists.
In addition, Chan Rom village at Km. 9 on the Surin-Sangkha Highway
cultivates Indian mulberry for silkworms that are then used to produce
ancient-style silk designs and colors. Basketry is also made here.
Wat Burapharam
Wat Burapharam is on Krung Si Nai Road near the provincial
hall. It houses Luang Pho Phra Chi, a sacred Buddha image of the
city. This old image was built during the Thon Buri period at the
same time Surin was founded.
:: Amphoe Prasat
Prasat Ban Phlai
Ban Phlai sanctuary is at Tambon Chua Phloeng, 10 kilometres
from the district office. This Khmer religious site consists of
3 brick buildings on the same laterite base with a moat surrounding
them. The buildings were built around the 16th Buddhist century.
 Prasat
Ban Phluang
Ban Phluang sanctuary is at Km. 32 on the Surin-Prasat-Kap
Choeng road. This Khmer religious site consists of 3 brick buildings
on the same laterite base with a moat surrounding them. The buildings
were built around the 16th Buddhist century.
Prasat Ban Phluang
Built around the 16th-17th Buddhist century. This small
sanctuary has very detailed designs. The site is 4 pagodas on a
rectangular laterite base. Each pagoda is square and made of sandstone
with floral and human figure designs.
Prasat Ban Prasat Sanctuary
Ban Prasat Sanctuary is at Tambon Phlai, 5 kilometres from
the district office on the way to Surin. The only remaining structure
is the laterite wall and ancient pool, which is to the east of the
site.
:: Amphoe Sangkha
Prasat Phumpon
This khmer sanctuary is at Tambon Dom, 10 kilometres from
the district office on the Sangkha-Buachet road. This is one of
the oldest Khmer sanctuaries in the Northeast and was built around
the 12th-13th Buddhist century.
Prasat Yai Ngao
This is a Khmer sanctuary beside Highway No. 24, 4 kilometres
from the district office.
:: Amphoe Si Khoraphum
 Prasat
Si Khoraphum
Si Khoraphum khmer sanctuary at Tambon Ra-ngaeng at Km.
34-35 on Highway No. 226 is 5 pagodas on the same base. Each is
about 30 metres high. Designs adorn the door columns and lintels.
The site was built around the 17th Buddhist century.
:: Amphoe Tha Tum
Elephant Village
This elephant village at Ban Ta Klang on Highway No. 214
(Chom Phra-Ta Tum) can be reached by going to Km. 36 and left for
22 kilometres. The locals here are called the Suai people. They
are skilled in capturing, training and raising elephants. An elephant
museum here displays a complete elephant skeleton, its organs, tools
used to capture elephants, elephant-raising techniques, and the
history and development of Surin elephants.
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