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KHON KAEN PROVINCE
Khon Kaen Province, the gateway to Isan for those arriving from northern Thailand, serves
up an interesting mix of old and new. Farming and textiles still dominate life in the coun-
tryside, while things are booming in the increasingly modern capital city.
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Khon Kaen
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As the site of the northeast's largest university and an important hub for all things commer-
cial, Khon Kaen is youthful, educated and on the move. Khon Kaen has ridden Isan's eco-
nomic boom for all it's worth and a glut of new condos and malls are transforming the sky-
line, but the modernisation hasn't come close to wiping out its Isan pride. While it's the
kind of city that's more likely to land on a best-places-to-live list than a traveller's itinerary,
there are more than enough interesting attractions and good facilities to make a stop re-
warding.
