Khorat Plateau
The Khorat Plateau is a plateau in the northeastern Thai region of Isan. The plateau forms a natural region, named after the short form of Nakhon Ratchasima, a historical barrier controlling access to and from the area.
Photo: Love Krittaya, Public domain.- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 146 metres
- Description: natural region in Thailand
- Also known as: “Altiplà de Korat”, “Altopiano di Khōlāt”, “Altopiano di Korat”, “Chôlâte”, “Côlâte”, “Khōlā̂t”, “Khorat plateau”, “Khorat-Plateau”, “Khorati platoo”, “Korat”, “Korat Plateau”, “Кхорат”, and “코랏 고원”
Khorat Plateau
- Categories: plateau and landform
- Location: Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
15.5° or 15° 30′ north
Longitude
102.83333° or 102° 50′ east
Elevation
146 metres (479 feet)
Open location code
7P74GR2M+28
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Khorat Plateau” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هضبة كورات”
- Basque: “Khorat goi-ordokia”
- Basque: “Khorat Plateau”
- Belarusian: “Карат”
- Belarusian: “Плато Карат”
- Bulgarian: “Корат”
- Catalan: “altiplà de Khorat”
- Catalan: “Altiplà de Khorat”
- Cebuano: “Khōlāt”
- Cebuano: “Khorat Plateau”
- Central Bikol: “Khōlāt”
- Chavacano: “Khōlāt”
- Chinese: “呵叻高原”
- Dutch: “Khoratplateau”
- Estonian: “Khorati mägismaa”
- French: “Khôlat”
- German: “Khorat-Hochebene”
- Hiligaynon: “Khōlāt”
- Hindi: “खोरात पठार”
- Hungarian: “Khorat-fennsík”
- Iloko: “Khōlāt”
- Indonesian: “Khōlāt”
- Italian: “Khōlāt”
- Italian: “Khorat”
- Japanese: “コーラート台地”
- Khmer: “ខ្ពង់រាបគោរាជ”
- Kinaray-A: “Khōlāt”
- Korean: “코랏 분지”
- Korean: “코랏고원”
- Lao: “ໂຄລາດ”
- Lithuanian: “Khorato plynaukštė”
- Lithuanian: “Korato plynaukštė”
- Malayalam: “ഖൊറാത്ത് പീഠഭൂമി”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Khoratplatået”
- Norwegian: “Khoratplatået”
- Pampanga: “Khōlāt”
- Pangasinan: “Khōlāt”
- Portuguese: “Planalto de Khorat”
- Russian: “Корат”
- Slovenian: “Koratska planota”
- Slovenian: “Planota Khorat”
- Spanish: “Meseta de Khorat”
- Tagalog: “talampas ng Khōlāt”
- Tamil: “கோராட் பீடபூமி”
- Thai: “ที่ราบสูงโคราช”
- Turkish: “Khorat Platosu”
- Urdu: “کھورات سطح مرتفع”
- Vietnamese: “Cao nguyên Khorat”
- Waray (Philippines): “Khōlāt”
- Wu Chinese: “呵叻高原”
- Yue Chinese: “呵叻高原”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ban Plak Raet and Ban Don San.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sa Si Liam and Ang Kep Nam Nong Iang.
Thailand: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
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