Thungyai–Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries

UNESCO World Heritage Site in Thailand

Thungyai–Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife SanctuariesUNESCO World Heritage Site

Elephant at Huai Kha Khaeng

Location| Thailand
Includes|

* Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary
* Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary

Criteria| Natural: (vii), (ix), (x)
Reference| 591
Inscription| 1991 (15th Session)
Area| 622,200 ha (2,402 sq mi)
Coordinates| 15°20′N 98°55′E﻿ / ﻿15.333°N 98.917°E﻿ / 15.333; 98.917

Location of Thungyai–Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries in Thailand

Thungyai–Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries is the inscribed name of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Thailand covering the areas of two adjacent wildlife sanctuaries: Thung Yai Naresuan and Huai Kha Khaeng. They cover areas in Kanchanaburi, Tak and Uthai Thani provinces, and form a large part of Thailand's Western Forest Complex. The site was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 1991.

Stretching over more than 600,000 hectares (1,500,000 acres) along the Myanmar border, the sanctuaries, which are relatively intact, contain examples of almost all the forest types of continental Southeast Asia. They are home to a very diverse array of animals, including 77 percent of the large mammals (especially elephants and tigers), 50 percent of the large birds and 33 percent of the land vertebrates to be found in this region.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 19 August 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

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World Heritage Sites in Thailand

Cultural|

* Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
* Historic City of Ayutthaya
* Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns
* Sukhothai
* Kamphaeng Phet
* Si Satchanalai
* Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period
* The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments

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Natural|

* Dong Phayayen–Khao Yai Forest Complex
* Khao Yai
* Thap Lan
* Pang Sida
* Ta Phraya
* Dong Yai
* Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex
* Kaeng Krachan
* Kui Buri
* Chaloem Phrakiat Thai Prachan
* Mae Nam Phachi
* Thungyai–Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
* Thung Yai Naresuan
* Huai Kha Khaeng

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