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Hang Mai Island
Chiang Mai Island is the second city in Thailand, and the largest and most important culturally in the north of the country, and its capital is Northern Thailand, where it is located 700 kilometers north of Bangkok, which is the capital of Chiang Mai Province, and the former capital of the Kingdom of Alana between 1296-1768 AD, and Al-Rafid Of the Kingdom of Hang Mai between 1774-1939 AD, the city is located among the country’s tall mountain ranges, along the Ping River, which is the main tributary of the Chao Phraya River, the Seri Phum and Ashtrayan Falls, and the Mai Mai Mlang Ya Waterfall.
Shang Mai Island was named by this name which means the new city because it was the new capital, when it was established in 1296 AD, and although Chiang Mai is the second city in Thailand, it is not comparable in terms of area and population in the city of Bangkok.
Tourist places on Hang Mai Island
Chiang Mai Island is the most visited city on the level of Thailand, as it is visited by many tourists from all over the world throughout the year, and there is the Chiang Mai International Airport, which is the third largest airport in the country. The city is also packed with entertainment places, restaurants that provide varied meals, and luxury hotels. And, the shops, and the wonderful markets that can be reached easily and on foot, however most tourists prefer going to mountain tribal trips over the rest of the other places, and the most important tourist places in the city are:
Elephant Camp
It is a famous camp in the city, where it allows tourists to enjoy watching the most beautiful elephant shows, learn how to care for them, go to a jungle safari trip on the back of elephants, ox carts for one hour, or go for a trip through boats made of woven, and sail across the Ping River Where the nature is charming, and there are many restaurants in the camp, which offer the best cuisine.
Wath Parathath Temple
It is one of the most famous temples of the city with golden castles, and it is located amid the highest mountain range of Doi Sutib overlooking the Mae Ping River.
Mae Sai
It is located in Takelik District, on the Burmese border by the river, which is famous for handicrafts and handicrafts, gold jewelery stores and gemstones, and various shopping centers.
Golden Triangle
Is the region consisting of the island of Chiang Mai and the cities of Myanmar and Laos, on the northern border of Thailand, the problem of the so-called golden triangle, which mixes the cultures and arts of the three cities, which gave the city a distinctive character.
National Park
It is the national park with a vast area of dense forest, which has an area of 1005 km2. It contains the Doi In Tanon, which is the highest mountain high in the region, with a height of 2565 meters above sea level.
