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Erawan National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Erawan Waterfall
Map of Thailand
Location	Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
Nearest city	Kanchanaburi
Coordinates	14°23′N 99°07′E / 14.383°N 99.117°E / 14.383; 99.117
Area	550 km²
Established	1975
Governing body	Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)

Erawan National Park is a 550 km² park in western Thailand in the Tenasserim Hills of Kanchanaburi Province, Amphoe Si Sawat in tambon Tha Kradan. Founded in 1975, it was Thailand's 12th national park.

Features

The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after the erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble the erawan.

There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Bahdan, and Phartat.^[1] Rising northeast of the waterfall area there is a breast-shaped hill named Khao Nom Nang.^[2]

Tier five, Erawan Waterfall

References

^ Erawan National Park Archived 2006-12-08 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erawan National Park.

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 The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after the [[Airavata|erawan]], the three-headed white elephant of [[Hindu mythology]]. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble the erawan.
-There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Bahdan, and Phartat.<ref>[http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=107&lg=2 Erawan National Park]{{DL|date=September 2016}}</ref> Rising northeast of the waterfall area there is a [[breast-shaped hill]] named [[Khao Nom Nang, Tha Kradan|Khao Nom Nang]].<ref>''Roadway Thailand Atlas,'' Groovy Map Co., Ltd. © 4/2010</ref>
+There are four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Bahdan, and Phartat.<ref>[http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=107&lg=2 Erawan National Park] {{wayback|url=http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=107&lg=2 |date=20061208145355 }}</ref> Rising northeast of the waterfall area there is a [[breast-shaped hill]] named [[Khao Nom Nang, Tha Kradan|Khao Nom Nang]].<ref>''Roadway Thailand Atlas,'' Groovy Map Co., Ltd. © 4/2010</ref>
 {{wide image|Erawan waterfall tier 5.jpg|900px|align-cap=center|Tier five, Erawan Waterfall}}