Ban Sop Ruak

Ban Sop Ruak is a locality in , , and has about 200 residents. Ban Sop Ruak is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Golden Triangle and House of Opium.

Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is in , in the far north of . The name was coined in the 1960s to refer to the opium-cultivating regions of , and but nowadays the northern Thai tourism industry uses it to refer to the tripoint where the three countries meet.

Museum
Photo: Christian v.R., CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.

Town
The is located along the Mekong River in the Ton Pheung District of Bokeo Province in . The zone has an area of about 3,000 hectares; it was created in 2007 by the Lao government together with the -registered company Kings Romans Group, with the stated goal of generating regional economic development. is situated 2½ km east of Ban Sop Ruak.

Ban Sop Ruak

Latitude
20.34745° or 20° 20′ 51″ north
Longitude
100.0807° or 100° 4′ 51″ east
Population
200
Elevation
376 metres (1,234 feet)
Open location code
7PG283WJ+X7
Geo­Names ID
1598087
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Russian to Thai—“Ban Sop Ruak” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “Золотой Треугольник”
  • Thai: “บ้านสบรวก”

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