Wat Phra Yai

Wat Phra Yai, known in English as the Big Buddha Temple, is a on Ko Phan, a small island offshore from the northeastern area of , , connected to that island by a short causeway 3 kilometres north of Samui International Airport.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple on Ko Samui, Thailand
  • Address: บ่อผุด, เกาะสมุย, สุราษฎร์ธานี 84320
  • Also known as
    “Big Buddha Temple”
    “Wat Phra Yai Ko Fan”
    “วัดพระใหญ่ Wat Phra Yai”

Places of Interest Nearby

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is a small beach resort on the north coast of , between and .
is a beach village on the northeast shore of .
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Samui International Airport, also known as Ko Samui… is situated 2½ km south of Wat Phra Yai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bang Rak and Lem Hin Khom Coast.
is in and is known for its Big Buddha statue.
The is in .
is a beach and a district on Ko Samui's north shore.

Wat Phra Yai

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Latitude
9.57085° or 9° 34′ 15″ north
Longitude
100.06043° or 100° 3′ 38″ east
Open location code
6PX2H3C6+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 242668515
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
1115587
Wiki­data ID
Q15907894

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Thai—“Wat Phra Yai” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մեծ Բուդդայի տաճար”
  • Burmese: “ဖရာယိုင်ကျောင်းတော်”
  • Dutch: “Wat Phra Yai”
  • German: “Wat Phra Yai”
  • Rakhine: “ဖရာယိုင်ကျောင်းတော်”
  • Thai: “วัดพระใหญ่”
  • Thai: “วัดพระใหญ่เกาะฟาน”

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