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Nakhon Nayok is another tourist destination not far from Bangkok.
The province comes alive during the holidays with tourists. Nakhon
Nayok is renowned for it’s refreshing waterfalls and abundant
varieties of fruits.
Historically, it is believed that the area of Ban Dong Lakhon,
which is situated to the south of Nakhon Nayok town, was a Dvaravati
settlement, dating back for more than a thousand years. As for the
name of “Nakhon Nayok”, records going back to the Ayutthaya’s
period indicated that it was an Eastern frontier town during the
reign of King U-Thong. In 1894, under the royal command of King
Rama V, Nakhon Nayok was designated as a part of Prachin Buri province.
Eventually, it became a province.
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