is a huge flat-land covering four provinces, Surin,
Roi Et, Maha - Saraham and Buriram, with an area of about
one million acres. The name literally means the Weeping
Field of the Kula (a tough nomad people). For it was scorching
dry in the summer and totally inundated during the rainy
season, with no natural water sources or tall trees to provide
shade. However, it has been partially developed developed
for agricultural purpose through a land reform project to
turn it into a vast productive farming area.
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