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The culture of Surin is also strongly influenced by the Kuy people, most visibly in the activity surrounding elephants that is so prominent in the province. Surin is the source of approximately a quarter of all domesticated elephants in Thailand and the capture, training, and raising of these elephants is conducted by people of Kuy ethnicity. [7]
Surin (Thai: สุรินทร์, pronounced; Northern Khmer: ซเร็น, pronounced) is a town in Thailand, capital of Surin province, 431 km east-northeast of Bangkok. It is the site of the annual Surin Elephant Round-up .
Surin Pitsuwan (1949–2017), Thai politician; Bruny Surin (born 1967), Canadian athlete; Igor Surin (born 1974), former Russian professional footballer; Masira Surin (born 1981), Indian field hockey player; Aleksandr Surin, Russian filmmaker, directed the 1999 film Flowers from the Victors based on Three Comrades; Surin (Nestorian patriarch ...
The Surin Islands consist primarily of two larger islands, Ko Surin Nuea and Ko Surin Tai, which are separated by a channel approximately 200 m (660 ft) wide that becomes dry at low tide. In addition to these, the archipelago includes three smaller islands: Ko Khai (also known as Ko Torinla), Ko Glang (or Ko Pachumba), and Ko Chi (also referred ...
Suriname (/ ˈ s ʊər ɪ n æ m,-n ɑː m / ⓘ SOOR-in-A(H)M, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ, Sranan Tongo: Sranan), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˈblik syːriˈnaːmə]), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
The Surin Elephant Round-up is a cultural festival held every year in Surin Province, Isan, Thailand. Usually the event is organized during the third week of November on the weekend. The festival has its origins in the royal hunts which were conducted in Surin Province during medieval times.
Mueang Surin (Thai: เมืองสุรินทร์, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ sù.rīn]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Surin province, northeastern Thailand. Geography [ edit ]
Bruny Surin CM CQ (born July 12, 1967) is a Canadian former track and field athlete, who was the winner of a gold medal in the 4×100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team. [ 1 ]