 prachuap khiri khan (thai à¸à¸£à¸°à¸à¸§à¸à¸à¸µà¸£à¸µà¸à¸±à¸à¸à¹ (pronunciation)) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of thailand located in the northern part of the malay peninsula, some  south of bangkok. neighboring provinces are phetchaburi in the north and chumphon in the south. to the west it borders tanintharyi division of myanmar. ==geography== prachuap khiri khan covers an area of . the district is located on the kra isthmus, the narrow landbridge connecting the malay peninsula with mainland asia. the province contains the narrowest part of thailand - directly south of the capital, it is just  from the coast of the gulf of thailand to the border with myanmar. the narrowest point of the isthmus, however, is further south in chumphon province. geographically, prachuap khiri khan is a moderate plain area with altitude varying from sea level to  above sea level. the maximum altitude can be reached in the north eastern and central west regions, which makes up approximately 30% of the area. thumb|left|260px|left|thumb|the kuha karuhas pavilion, inside the phraya nakhon cave, in khao sam roi yot national park. the long coast of the gulf of 
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