Area 340 km² Established 1991 | Phone +66 45 249 780 | |
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Location Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand Address Pha Taem National Park, Tambon Huai Phai, Amphoe Khong Chiam, Chang Wat Ubon Ratchathani 34220, Thailand | ||
Pha taem national park thailand
Pha Taem National Park (Thai:อุทยานแห่งชาติผาแต้ม) is a national park in Ubon Ratchathani Province of Isan, Thailand. It is notable for its Dipterocarp forest cover and for extensive rock art on cliffs above the Mekong River. The art is estimated to be 3,000 years old. The park also has several examples of mushroom rocks as well as the largest flower field in Thailand.
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Flora and fauna
The park is covered by Dipterocarp forest with Shorea obtusa, Shorea siamensis, and Dipterocarpus obtusifollus the dominant species. There are some dry evergreen forests near streams. The park is habitat for Siamese hares, barking deer, civets, palm civets and wild pigs and serow, which migrate from Laos in summer.
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