Nan (น่าน) is a town in the remote valley of the Nan River in the [wiki=e56b7eba83c95f55d99b574a09333b24]Northern River Valleys[/wiki] region of [wiki=7f842cd01e0e1f848373c7c1e67ed113]Northern Thailand[/wiki], bordering [wiki=601aebf4afb1db3fdb5c88f3cdda23ef]Laos[/wiki]. The area is heavily forested with arable land used mainly for agriculture. It is an ancient city steeped in history with its long association with the Lannathai culture and the Sukhothai kingdom.