SE Asia
Laos
Houaphanh province

Golden Triangle

Golden Triangle is in , . Golden Triangle is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple , as well as near the museum .
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Places of Interest Nearby

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, which is situated 210 metres southwest of Golden Triangle.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 170 metres west of Golden Triangle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golden Triangle.

Town
The Special Economic Zone 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 southeast of Golden Triangle.

Golden Triangle

Latitude
20.35285° or 20° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
100.08306° or 100° 4′ 59″ east
Elevation
360 metres (1,181 feet)
Open location code
7PG2933M+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11010152466
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
1610824
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In Other Languages

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