Town of Luang Prabang
Also known as Loûampabân, Louang-Phabang, Luang Phabang, Lūang Phabāng, Luang Prabang, Mueng Sua, Լուանգպրաբանգ, ຫຼວງ ພະບາງ
CulturalLaos
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Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Laos
Inscribed
1995
Area
820 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars
LaosCultural118 km away
Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period
ThailandCultural241 km away
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
ThailandCultural290 km away
Ancient Tea Plantations of Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er
ChinaCultural338 km away
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
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
- Wikidata itemQ190165, open data (CC0)
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