Golden Triangle
Golden Triangle is in Houaphanh province, Laos. Golden Triangle is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao), as well as near the museum House of Opium.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Triangle and House of Opium.
Golden Triangle
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Golden Triangle is in Chiang Rai Province, in the far north of Thailand. The name was coined in the 1960s to refer to the opium-cultivating regions of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand but nowadays the northern Thai tourism industry uses it to refer to the tripoint where the three countries meet.
House of Opium
Museum
Photo: Christian v.R., CC BY-SA 3.0.
House of Opium is a museum, which is situated 210 metres southwest of Golden Triangle.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao)
Buddhist temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao) is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 170 metres west of Golden Triangle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone and Chiang Saen.
Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone
Town
The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is located along the Mekong River in the Ton Pheung District of Bokeo Province in Laos. The zone has an area of about 3,000 hectares; it was created in 2007 by the Lao government together with the Hong Kong-registered company Kings Romans Group, with the stated goal of generating regional economic development. Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is situated 2½ km southeast of Golden Triangle.
Chiang Saen
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chiang Saen is a district in the northern part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. Chiang Saen is an important entrepôt for Thailand's trade with other countries on the upper part of Mekong River.
Golden Triangle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Houaphanh province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.35285° or 20° 21′ 10″ northLongitude
100.08306° or 100° 4′ 59″ eastElevation
360 metres (1,181 feet)Open location code
7PG2933M+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 11010152466OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
1610824
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Golden Triangle” goes by many names.
- French: “Triangle d’or”
- German: “Goldenes Dreieck”
- Portuguese: “Triângulo Dourado”
- Spanish: “Triángulo Dorado”
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