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Isan

Also known as Isaan, Northeastern Thailand, Northeast Thailand, North-eastern Thailand, Esan, Esarn, Isarn, Issan

Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/, ; ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pāli isāna or Sanskrit ईशान्य īśānya "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in northeastern Thailand. Isan is Thailand's largest region, on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River (along the Laos–Thailand border) to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Sankamphaeng Range south of Nakhon Ratchasima. To the west, it is separated from northern and central Thailand by the Phetchabun Mountains. Isan covers , making it about half the size of Germany and roughly the siz

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Isan, also known as Northeast Thailand, is a region comprising 20 provinces located on the Khorat Plateau and bordered by the Mekong River, Laos, and Cambodia. As Thailand's largest region by area—roughly half the size of Germany—Isan plays a significant role in the country's geography and demographics.

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