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The tallest Buddhist pagoda
Phra Pathom Chedi, in the heart of the provincial town of Nakhon Pathom, 56 km west of Bangkok, is 120.45 m high and is the tallest Buddhist monument of the world. The original stupa was built many centuries ago and was rebuilt to its present height in 1853 by King Rama IV, who had been in the Buddhist monkhood for 27 years before ascending the throne.

The province with the biggest elephant population
Surin in the Northest bordering Cambodia is known as the home of elephants. They are reared by local farmers as domestic animals like cattle. The annual Elephant Round-up, a well known event in the tourist circles, is held in Surin at the third weekend of November.

The largest crocodile
Over 6 m long and a hybrid from a fresh-water crocodile and a saltwater one, it is kept in Samutprakarn Crocodele Farm, The biggest of its kind in the world. The reptile is 27 years old and weighs 1,114.27 kg.

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