Kalasin

Kalasin — whose name means 'black water' — was formally established as a province in October 1947 and lies at the convergence of Isan's upper and lower plateau zones. The Sirindhorn Museum in Sahatsakhan District, opened in 1998 and named after Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, houses Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur fossil collection; over 700 bones from seven specimens of Phuwiangosaurus sirindhornae have been excavated from Phu Kum Khao, alongside remains of Siamosaurus and Psittacosaurus dating approximately 120 million years. The Lam Pao Dam, constructed between 1963 and 1968, stores 1.43 billion cubic metres of water and supports agriculture across a large portion of the province. Kalasin's rural communities are celebrated for fine silk weaving and traditional basket-making, crafts that form an important part of local income and cultural identity. Rice — particularly sticky rice — is the dominant crop on the province's predominantly agricultural plains.