Khao Ok Talu
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Khao Ok Talu or Phu Khao Ok Thalu (เขาอกทะลุ), is a mountain located in Phatthalung Province
, Thailand
. It is a karstic formation.
Khao Ok Talu is an unusually-shaped mountain, clearly visible from afar that has symbolic significance in Phatthalung. It appears in stylized form in the provincial seal of Phattalung.
Phatthalung Province
Phatthalung is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Satun and Trang.-Geography:...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. It is a karstic formation.
Tourism
This mountain is located right east of the Phatthalung railway station. It can be accessed from Wat Khuha Sawan through Highway N-4047. There is a flight of stairs leading all the way up to the mountaintop where there is a Buddhist shrine overlooking the city of Phatthalung. The mountain is named after a hole near the top where people can see through it.Khao Ok Talu is an unusually-shaped mountain, clearly visible from afar that has symbolic significance in Phatthalung. It appears in stylized form in the provincial seal of Phattalung.