Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars
Also known as Plain of Jars
CulturalLaos
Laos
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Laos
Inscribed
2019
Area
175 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Town of Luang Prabang
LaosCultural118 km away
Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period
ThailandCultural207 km away
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
ThailandCultural210 km away
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
VietnamCultural267 km away
Trang An Landscape Complex
VietnamMixed303 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
- Wikidata itemQ870258, open data (CC0)
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