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Phitsanulok Province is located in Lower North Thailand and is historiclly linked to Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai and Kamphaeng Phet. Visitors to any of these ancient cities should also plan to visit all four of them at the same time. The neighbouring Provinces are Loei, Phetchabun, Phichit, Kamphaeng Phet, Sukhothai and Uttaradit. The Capital City is also called Phitsanulok which is located on the Nan River. The name '' Phitsanulok '' has ancient Hindu routes, as '' Phitsanu '' is derived from the Hindi name '' Visnu '' and a general translation of the modern Thai name means '' Vishnu's Heaven ''. Other ancient Thailand place names follow this Hindu tradition, such as, Ayutthaya.
The major tourist attractions in Phitsanulok are
The National Parks
Historical Monumnets
- Phitsanulok City fortifications, the Wall and Moat
- The City Pillar Shrine
- Shrine for King Naresuan The Great
- Chandra Palace, which was the birth place of King Naresuan
The Buddhist Temples
General Tourism Places of Interest in Phitsanulok
- The Nan River and River barges for dining at night
- The waterfalls, Kaeng Song, Poi, and Sri Dit
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| The Phra Buddha Chinnarat at Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat [ Wat Yai ] Phisanulok City |
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