Wat Raek
Wat Raek is a monastery in Tha Rap, Mueang Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi Province. Wat Raek is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Wat Kamphaeng Laeng.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wat Kamphaeng Laeng and Wat Mahathat Voravihara.
Wat Kamphaeng Laeng
Buddhist temple
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Wat Kamphaeng Laeng is a Buddhist temple in Mueang Phetchaburi district, Phetchaburi province, Thailand. It was originally built as an ancient Khmer Hindu temple in the 13th century during the reign of Jayavarman VII, and was later converted into a Buddhist temple. Wat Kamphaeng Laeng is situated 1 km north of Wat Raek.
Wat Mahathat Voravihara
Buddhist temple
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Wat Mahathat Voravihara is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Wat Raek.
Wat Yai Suwannaram
Buddhist temple
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Wat Yai Suwannaram Worawihan is a Thai Theravada Buddhist temple in Phetchaburi. It is a royal temple of the third class, and dates at least from the Ayutthaya period. Wat Yai Suwannaram is situated 1¼ km north of Wat Raek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Phetchaburi.
Phetchaburi
Photo: Kritmongkholrat Arunsuriya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phetchaburi - pronounced and sometimes spelled Phetburi - is the provincial capital of Phetchaburi Province.
Wat Raek
- Type: Monastery
- Category: religion
- Location: Tha Rap, Mueang Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.09739° or 13° 5′ 51″ northLongitude
99.95339° or 99° 57′ 12″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
7M5X3XW3+X9GeoNames ID
8278242
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In Other Languages
“Wat Raek” goes by many names.
- Thai: “วัดแรก”
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