Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
Also known as Ban Chiang, บ้านเชียง
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Thailand
Inscribed
1992
Area
30 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site is about 65 km east of Udon Thani. The nearest other World Heritage site is Phu Phrabat, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Udon Thani · about 247,000 peopleabout 65 km west
- Nong Khai · about 105,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
- Vientiane · about 754,000 peopleabout 95 km north-west
- Sakhon Nakhon · about 76,000 peopleabout 95 km south-east
- Kalasin · about 55,000 peopleabout 130 km south
- Khon Kaen · about 251,000 peopleabout 140 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ThailandCultural108 km away
LaosCultural210 km away
LaosCultural290 km away
VietnamNatural296 km away
ThailandCultural330 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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