Town of Luang Prabang
Also known as Loûampabân, Louang-Phabang, Luang Phabang, Lūang Phabāng, Luang Prabang, Mueng Sua, Լուանգպրաբանգ, ຫຼວງ ພະບາງ
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Laos
Inscribed
1995
Area
820 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Town of Luang Prabang is in Louangphrabang. The nearest other World Heritage site is Plain of Jars, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Louangphrabang · about 107,000 peopleat the site
- Phonsavan · about 38,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
- Nan · about 82,000 peopleabout 190 km south-west
- Xam Nua · about 39,000 peopleabout 210 km east
- Vientiane · about 754,000 peopleabout 220 km south
- Nong Khai · about 105,000 peopleabout 230 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
LaosCultural118 km away
ThailandCultural241 km away
ThailandCultural290 km away
ChinaCultural338 km away
VietnamCultural363 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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