Tiger Cave Temple
The Tiger Cave Temple is a Buddhist temple north-northeast of Krabi, Thailand. A sacred site, it is known for the tiger paw prints in the cave, tall Buddha statues and the strenuous flight of stairs to reach the summit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple north-northeast of Krabi, Thailand
- Also known as: “Wat Tham Sua”, “Wat Tham Suea”, and “Wat Tham Suea - Tiger Cave Temple”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Krabi Town.
Krabi Town
Photo: Krauser levyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Krabi, the capital of Krabi Province, sits a little upstream from the mouth of the Krabi River and is mainly visited en route to the nearby beaches of Had Yao, Ao Nang or Rai Leh. Krabi is 784 km south of Bangkok by road.
Tiger Cave Temple
- Categories: wat, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Krabi Noi, Mueang Krabi, Krabi Province, Southern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.12428° or 8° 7′ 27″ northLongitude
98.92547° or 98° 55′ 32″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
6MWW4WFG+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 500680454OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
7668943Wikidata ID
Q6710654
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Tiger Cave Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “虎窟寺”
- German: “Tigerhöhlen-Tempel”
- German: “Wat Tham Suea”
- Thai: “วัดถ้ำเสือ”
- Wu Chinese: “虎窟寺（甲米府）”
- Wu Chinese: “虎窟寺”
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