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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  • Type: Religious organization
  • Description: Buddhist temple on Ko Samui, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Big Buddha temple”, “Big Buddha Temple”, and “Wat Phra Yai Ko Fan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Choeng Mon and Bophut.

Photo: Damian Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small beach resort on the north coast of , between and .

is a beach village on the northeast shore of . Confusingly, is also a large administrative and postal district even encompassing Chaweng. Therefore a address is no guarantee that it is in or near the village.

Aerodrome
Photo: MNXANL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Samui International Airport, also known as Ko Samui Airport or , is a privately owned on the island of in . 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. Due to its proximity, the area is commonly referred to as "Big Buddha Beach."…

The is in .

is a beach and a district on Ko Samui's north shore.

Wat Phra Yai

Latitude
9.57085° or 9° 34′ 15″ north
Longitude
100.06043° or 100° 3′ 38″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
6PX2H3C6+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 242668515
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
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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