Training Center brainchild of a former governor of Pattani (Mr. Parakorn
Suwannarath) was set up in response to suggestions by Her Majesty
the Queen and to mark the 50th
anniversary of His Majesty the King’s Ascension to the throne in
1996. The Queen herself personally presided over the official opening of
the center on October 28, 1995. The facility also doubles as the
provincial center for local handicrafts and products.
Situated along side the Hat Yai-Sungai-kolok railway tracks at
Tambon Pa Rai, Khok Pho District, is connected to Pattani town by
Highway no. 409, a distance of some 30 kms. and a further 1 km. On
and asphalt access road to reach the temple. More than three nundred
years old, it was where the highly revered monk Luang Poh Tuad used
to reside, who gave instructions before he died in Saiburi that he
be crematedat this temple. A stupa was subsequently built at Wat
Chang Hai to enshrine his remains. As a major religious site of
Pattani and the South as a whole, it is the venue where ceremonial
pouring of lustral water rituals are performed on the Luang Poh
Tuad’s remains, attracting also large number of visitors.
At Tambon Khok Pho, Khok Pho District, is about 30 kms. From the
provincial town of Pattani along Highway no. 409. The national park
is part of the Sankalakhiri mountain range. Fertile and verdant, it
is home to countless plant life worth studying. It boasts no less
than three scenic waterfalls, the Saikhao which is the most
beautiful, the Phong Phong and the Aranvarin.
(Tachee Cape) is
also located at Tambon Talohkapor. It can be reached by land from
Pattani, which is about 30 kms. away but the distance by sea is only 5
kms. The scenery is quite striking, with the sun rising out of the sea
in the morning and dipping behind Pattani town in the evening.
