Phu Phrabat
Also known as Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Thailand
Inscribed
2024
Area
586 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Phu Phrabat is about 35 km south-west of Vientiane. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ban Chiang Archaeological Site, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Vientiane · about 754,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
- Nong Khai · about 105,000 peopleabout 45 km east
- Udon Thani · about 247,000 peopleabout 60 km south-east
- Loei · about 35,000 peopleabout 70 km west
- Khon Kaen · about 251,000 peopleabout 150 km south
- Kalasin · about 55,000 peopleabout 190 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ThailandCultural108 km away
LaosCultural207 km away
LaosCultural241 km away
ThailandCultural283 km away
ThailandCultural292 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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