Isaan

Isaan is Thailand's largest region, consisting of 20 provinces. Despite having 30% of Thailand's population, this region receives less than 3% of Thailand's tourist dollars.
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, usually referred to as Khorat or, more commonly Korat, is the largest city in the Isaan region of . Its proximity to makes it a good jumping-off point for travellers who are heading into further into the region.

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is a city of 131,000 people in the Isaan region of . Often referred to as Udon or Udorn, the city should not be confused with Ubon — in southeastern Isaan.

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is a province of Thailand in . Its capital is also the city of , and the province borders along the Mekong River.

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is a region of , close to the border with . Geographically it is part of the Mekong Valley. The barrier between and Central Isaan is the .

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is a region of . Geographically it is part of the Mun River Basin.

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is a region of . Geographically it is part of the Chi River Basin.

Isaan

Latitude of center
16° north
Longitude of center
103° east
Population
21,800,000
Wiki­data ID
Q381897
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Isaan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يسان (تايلاند)”
  • Arabic: “يسان”
  • Belarusian: “Ісан (рэгіён)”
  • Belarusian: “Ісан”
  • Bulgarian: “Исан”
  • Burmese: “ဤသာနဒေသ”
  • Catalan: “Isaan”
  • Cebuano: “Isanë”
  • Central Bikol: “Isanë”
  • Chinese: “Isan”
  • Chinese: “伊善地区”
  • Chinese: “伊扇尼耶”
  • Chinese: “伊扇若”
  • Chinese: “依善”
  • Chinese: “依善地区”
  • Chinese: “依善地區”
  • Chinese: “泰國東北地區”
  • Czech: “Isán”
  • Dutch: “Isaan”
  • Dutch: “Isarn”
  • Dutch: “Noordoost-Thailand”
  • Finnish: “Isan”
  • Finnish: “Koillis-Thaimaa”
  • French: “Isaan”
  • French: “Isan”
  • French: “Îssâne”
  • French: “Plateau de Khorat”
  • Galician: “Isan”
  • Galician: “Rexión Nordeste”
  • Galician: “Tailandia do Nordeste”
  • Georgian: “ისანის რეგიონი”
  • German: “Esarn”
  • German: “I-San”
  • German: “Isan”
  • German: “Issaan”
  • German: “Issan”
  • German: “Nordost-Thailand”
  • German: “Nordostthailand”
  • Hebrew: “איסאן”
  • Hebrew: “איסן”
  • Hindi: “ईसान”
  • Hungarian: “Iszán”
  • Iloko: “Isane”
  • Indonesian: “Isan”
  • Italian: “Isan”
  • Italian: “Thailandia del Nordest”
  • Japanese: “イーサーン”
  • Japanese: “イーサーン人”
  • Japanese: “イサーン”
  • Japanese: “イサーン人”
  • Japanese: “イサン地方”
  • Javanese: “Isan”
  • Khmer: “ភាគឦសាន (ថៃ)”
  • Khmer: “ភាគឦសាន”
  • Kinaray-A: “Isanë”
  • Korean: “이산”
  • Korean: “이싼 지방”
  • Korean: “이싼”
  • Korean: “타이 북동부”
  • Lao: “ພາກອີສານ (ປະເທດໄທ)”
  • Lao: “ພາກອີສານ”
  • Lao: “ອີສານ”
  • Latvian: “Isana”
  • Latvian: “Taizemes ziemeļaustrumi”
  • Literary Chinese: “依善”
  • Literary Chinese: “依善地”
  • Literary Chinese: “依善地区”
  • Literary Chinese: “依善地區”
  • Literary Chinese: “泰國東北土”
  • Literary Chinese: “泰王國東北地區”
  • Malayalam: “ഇസാൻ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Isan”
  • Northern Frisian: “Isaan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Isan-området”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Isan”
  • Norwegian: “Isan”
  • Ossetian: “Исан”
  • Pali: “𑀇𑀲𑀸𑀦”
  • Pampanga: “Ísána”
  • Persian: “ایسان”
  • Persian: “شمال شرقی تایلند”
  • Polish: “Isan”
  • Polish: “Tajlandia Północno-Wschodnia”
  • Portuguese: “Isaan”
  • Portuguese: “Isan”
  • Portuguese: “Região Nordeste”
  • Romanian: “Isan”
  • Russian: “Исан”
  • Russian: “Северовосточный Таиланд”
  • Sanskrit: “Īśānaḥ”
  • Sanskrit: “ईशानः”
  • Scots: “Isaan”
  • Scots: “Isan”
  • Scots: “Issan”
  • Shan: “ဢီႇသၢၼ်”
  • Slovenian: “Isan”
  • Slovenian: “Severovzhodna Tajska”
  • Spanish: “Isan”
  • Spanish: “Tailandia del Nordeste”
  • Swedish: “Esarn”
  • Swedish: “Isaan”
  • Swedish: “Isan”
  • Swedish: “Isǎn”
  • Swedish: “Issan”
  • Tagalog: “Hilagang-silangang Taylandiya”
  • Tagalog: “Isan”
  • Tamil: “ஈசான்”
  • Tamil: “தாய்லாந்து வடகிழக்குப் பகுதி”
  • Thai: “ภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ”
  • Thai: “ภาคอิสาน”
  • Thai: “ภาคอีสาน”
  • Thai: “อิสาณ”
  • Thai: “อิสาน”
  • Thai: “อีสาน”
  • Turkish: “Isaan”
  • Turkish: “Isan”
  • Turkish: “Kuzeydoğu Tayland”
  • Ukrainian: “Ісаан”
  • Ukrainian: “Північно-Східний Таїланд”
  • Urdu: “ایسان”
  • Vietnamese: “Đông Bắc Thái Lan”
  • Vietnamese: “Isaan”
  • Vietnamese: “Isan”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Isanë”
  • Wu Chinese: “伊森地区”
  • Wu Chinese: “依善”
  • Wu Chinese: “依善地区”
  • Wu Chinese: “泰国东北部”
  • Wu Chinese: “泰王國東北地區”
  • Yue Chinese: “依善”

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