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Dong Phaya Yen (Thai
Thai alphabet

The Thai alphabet is used to write the Thai language and other :Category:Languages of Thailands in Thailand. It has forty-four consonants , fifteen vowel symbols that combine into at least twenty-eight vowel forms, and four tone marks ....
 ?????????, lit. Jungle of the Ice Lord) is a mountain range in central Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. As the southeastern extension of the Phetchabun mountains
Phetchabun Mountains

The Phetchabun mountains are a mountain range in Thailand. It extends in a roughly north-south direction, and separates the broad Chao Phraya river valley of central Thailand from the Khorat Plateau of Isan....
, it is part of the division between the Chao Phraya river valley and the Khorat Plateau
Khorat Plateau

The Khorat Plateau also Korat Plateau, is a plateau in the northeastern region of Thailand, also called Isan. It is named after the biggest city in the area, Nakhon Ratchasima, which is often called shortly Khorat....
 of northeastern Thailand. It has a length of about 230 km, and is continued by the Cardamom Mountains
Cardamom Mountains

The Kr?vanh Mountains, or literally "Cardamom Mountains" , is a mountain range in the south west of Cambodia. The highest elevation is Phnom Aural at 1,813 meters high....
 to the south and the Dongrak escarpement
Dângrêk Mountains

The D?ngr?k Mountains , meaning "Carrying-Pole Mountains" in Khmer, is a low mountain range serving as the border between Cambodia and Thailand....
 to the east.

The mountains are drained to the north by several tributaries to the Mun River
Mun River

The Mun River , sometimes spelled Moon River, is a tributary of the Mekong river. It carries approximately 21,000 cubic kilometres of water per year....
, while the south drains into the Prachinburi River.






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Dong Phaya Yen (Thai
Thai alphabet

The Thai alphabet is used to write the Thai language and other :Category:Languages of Thailands in Thailand. It has forty-four consonants , fifteen vowel symbols that combine into at least twenty-eight vowel forms, and four tone marks ....
 ?????????, lit. Jungle of the Ice Lord) is a mountain range in central Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. As the southeastern extension of the Phetchabun mountains
Phetchabun Mountains

The Phetchabun mountains are a mountain range in Thailand. It extends in a roughly north-south direction, and separates the broad Chao Phraya river valley of central Thailand from the Khorat Plateau of Isan....
, it is part of the division between the Chao Phraya river valley and the Khorat Plateau
Khorat Plateau

The Khorat Plateau also Korat Plateau, is a plateau in the northeastern region of Thailand, also called Isan. It is named after the biggest city in the area, Nakhon Ratchasima, which is often called shortly Khorat....
 of northeastern Thailand. It has a length of about 230 km, and is continued by the Cardamom Mountains
Cardamom Mountains

The Kr?vanh Mountains, or literally "Cardamom Mountains" , is a mountain range in the south west of Cambodia. The highest elevation is Phnom Aural at 1,813 meters high....
 to the south and the Dongrak escarpement
Dângrêk Mountains

The D?ngr?k Mountains , meaning "Carrying-Pole Mountains" in Khmer, is a low mountain range serving as the border between Cambodia and Thailand....
 to the east.

The mountains are drained to the north by several tributaries to the Mun River
Mun River

The Mun River , sometimes spelled Moon River, is a tributary of the Mekong river. It carries approximately 21,000 cubic kilometres of water per year....
, while the south drains into the Prachinburi River. The area changes in altitude between 100 m and 1,351 m above sea level, with the Khao Rom as the highest hill. Several national parks are located in the mountains, the most famous one is the Khao Yai National Park
Khao Yai National Park

Khao Yai National Park is a List of national parks of Thailand in Thailand. It lies largely in Nakhon Ratchasima Province , but also includes parts of Saraburi Province, Prachinburi Province and Nakhon Nayok Province provinces....
, which was the first national park of Thailand. Other parks are the Ta Phraya National Park at the boundary to Cambodia
Cambodia

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....
, the Thap Lan National Park, Pangsida National Park, Phra Phutthachai National Park and the Dongyai Wildlife Sanctuary. Altogether 6155 km² are protected in these parks.

Dong Phaya Yen was once known as Dong Phaya Fai or Jungle of the Fire Lord because this area was once the vast forest where malaria killed most travelers who dared to pass this forest. However, the majority of the forest have been destroyed since the beginning of 20th century and Vice King (Uparaja
Uparaja

Ouparath, also Ouparaja, or Uparaja, are titles for viceregal positions reserved for of the Buddhist dynasties in Thailand, Cambodia, Burma and Laos, as well as some minor tributary kingdoms of these....
) Pinklao
Pinklao

Phrabat Somdet Phra Pinklao Chaoyuhua was a younger brother and the Uparat of Mongkut of Siam, who crowned him as a monarch with equal honor with Mongkut himself....
 later changed the name of the forest from Dong Phaya Fai to Dong Phaya Yen to imply that the wild forest has been tamed.

In 2005 the forests of the Dong Phaya Yen mountains were inscribed on the UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 World Heritage List under the name Dong Phaya Yen – Khao Yai Forest Complex.