Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nai Mueang

Wat Phra Mahathat

Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan is the main Buddhist temple of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in southern Thailand. The main of the temple, Phra Borommathat Chedi, was built by King Sri Dhammasokaraja in the early-13th century CE to establish a symbol for the Theravada Buddhism sect in the province.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Wat Phra Maha That Woramaha Wihan”, “Wat Phra Mahathat Voramahavihan”, and “Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum and Wat Thao Khot.

Museum
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Nakhon Si Thammarat is a located on Rachadamnoen Road in the town of , Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in southern . is situated 1¼ km south of Wat Phra Mahathat.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 710 metres south of Wat Phra Mahathat.

Railway station
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is a railway station in Tha Wang Subdistrict, , . It is a class 1 railway station 816.025 km from . is situated 3 km north of Wat Phra Mahathat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in . It is one of the most ancient cities of Thailand, previously the Kingdom of Ligor, and contains many buildings and ruins of historical significance.

Wat Phra Mahathat

Latitude
8.41109° or 8° 24′ 40″ north
Longitude
99.96643° or 99° 57′ 59″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6MWXCX68+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1586071745
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8539645
Wiki­data ID
Q2552354
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Thai—“Wat Phra Mahathat” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဖရာမဟာသတ်ကျောင်းတော်”
  • Burmese: “မဟာဓာတုကျောင်းတော်”
  • Central Bikol: “Wat Phra Mahathat”
  • Chinese: “瑪哈泰寺”
  • Georgian: “ვატ პჰრა მაჰატჰატი”
  • German: “Wat Phra Mahathat”
  • Japanese: “ワット・プラマハータート”
  • Persian: “وت پرا ماهاتات”
  • Russian: “Ват Пхра Махатхат”
  • Thai: “พระบรมธาตุเจดีย์นครศรีธรรมราช”
  • Thai: “พระบรมธาตุเมืองนครศรีธรรมราช”
  • Thai: “พระมหาธาตุนครศรีธรรมราช”
  • Thai: “วัดพระบรมธาตุ (จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช)”
  • Thai: “วัดพระมหาธาตุ วรมหาวิหาร”
  • Thai: “วัดพระมหาธาตุนครศรีธรรมราช”
  • Thai: “วัดพระมหาธาตุวรมหาวิหาร”

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