{"id":71890,"date":"2026-07-26T23:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=71890"},"modified":"2026-07-26T23:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:51:02","slug":"thailand-monastery-added-to-unesco-heritage-list-boosting-tourism-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=71890","title":{"rendered":"Thailand monastery added to Unesco heritage list, boosting tourism hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A centuries-old monastery in southern Thailand is the country\u2019s latest cultural landmark to be inscribed on Unesco\u2019s World Heritage List, which will aid in the site\u2019s conservation, the government said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat province is Thailand\u2019s ninth World Heritage site, but its first in the nation\u2019s southern region, the Thai foreign ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cIts inscription will further strengthen cooperation at both the national and local levels in the conservation, protection and sustainable management of the World Heritage site,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Officials and monks marked the recognition by the UN\u2019s heritage body at the monastery on Saturday by chanting blessings and banging a gong, local media reported.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Also known as the Phra Mahathat monastery, the site has \u201cserved as a major regional Buddhist centre since its founding in the 8th century\u201d, according to Unesco.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A view of Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, a 13th century Buddhist temple in Nakhon Si Thammarat city, Thailand, on July 4. 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