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1 Geography

In the north of the province is the valley of the Mun river, a tributary of the Mekong. To the south of the province is the Dongrek mountain chain , which also forms the boundary to Cambodia.

2 History

Even though the area of Surin was an important part of the Khmer empire in the 12th century, only the temple ruins from that time remain. The city was probably abandoned. In 1763 a village was moved to be present position of the city Surin, and was then upgraded to a city with the name Mueang Prathai Saman. At that time there was a man named Chiangpum who tributed a white elephantA white elephant (also albino elephant is a rare kind of elephant. In Myanmar two have been found and caught, the second one in 2002 after an elephant finding team had searched for one month. In Thailand, white elephants are sacred and a symbol of royal p to Rama I before he became king. In return he received the honorary name Luang Surin Phakdi and was assigned as the village leader. Later he became the first governor when Rama I became king. In 1786Events May 21 Trial of the Necklace affair ends in Paris August 8 Mont Blanc was climbed for the first time by Dr. Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat. September 2 Hurricane in England Choctaw Treaty Chickasaw Treaty Robert Burns publishes Poems, C the town was renamed in honor of its first governor to its current name, Surin.

3 Demographics

47.2% of the population are speaking KhmerKhmer is one of the main Austroasiatic languages, and has had considerable influence from Sanskrit and Pali. These influences come from the influence of Buddhism and Hinduism on Khmer culture; while other influences from Thai and Laotian are the result of.

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