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2 unusual facts about Khao


Khao-I-Dang

The most enduring refugee camp on the Thai-Cambodian border, it was established in late 1979 and administered by the Thai Ministry of the Interior and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) -- unlike other camps on the border, which were administered by a coalition made up of UNICEF, the World Food Program, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (briefly) and, after 1982, the United Nations Border Relief Operation (UNBRO).

As of June 1984, the medical teams working at KID ICRC Hospital consisted of four surgeons, four anaesthetists and 13 nurses sent by nine National Red Cross Societies (Belgium, Finland, France, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom).


Hamilton Airport

Butler County Regional Airport, in Hamilton, Ohio, United States (FAA: HAO, ICAO: KHAO)

Khao soi

Lao khao soi is still made with the traditional noodles and in some markets in Luang Namtha and Muang Sing you can still see the vendors cutting the noodles.

Khao Yai National Park

The area was formally recognized by the government and classified as Tambon Khao Yai within Pak Phli District.

Khmuic peoples

There are also the Khao and Bit peoples which were once thought to be Khmuic, although recent linguistic studies suggest they are probably Palaungic.

Krahang

In August 2012 villagers at Lat Bua Khao, Sikhio District, in the western part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, blamed Krahang for some nightly attacks on local women.

Oudomxay Province

According to the province administration, the following estimations can be assumed; Khmu (among them Khmu Lu, Khmu Khong, Khmu Am, Khmu Bit) 60–80%, Lao Loum 25%, Hmong (among them Hmong Khao, Hmong Dam und Hmong lai) 15%.

Rafflesia kerrii

The specimen later used as the type specimen was collected on February 3, 1929 at Khao Pho Ta Luang Kaeo near Ranong.

Sankamphaeng Range

During the Vietnam War there was a US military Air Defense Radar Station of the 621 TCS Tactical Control Squadron, at the top of Khao Rom, also known as Khao Khiao, the highest summit of the range.

Sultanate of Singgora

The Sultanate of Singora was a port city located on and around the foothills of Khao Daeng mountain, now in Singha Nakhon, Songkhla Province, Thailand.

Suthep Thaugsuban

As part of the Sor Por Kor 4-01 (สปก.4-01) land reform scheme, Suthep gave title deeds to 592 plots of land in Khao Sam Liam, Kamala and Nakkerd hills of Phuket province to 489 farmers.

Vajiralongkorn Dam

Vajiralongkorn Dam, formerly named the Khao Laem Dam, is a concrete-face rock-fill dam (CFRD) in Thong Pha Phum district in Kanchanaburi, Thailand.


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