Van Pak Len
Van Pak Len is a locality in Laos. Van Pak Len is situated nearby to the locality Ban Simuang, as well as near Ban Mouangkham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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
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House of Opium is a museum, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Van Pak Len.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao)
Buddhist temple
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Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao) is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Van Pak Len.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle.
Golden Triangle
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 is situated 3 km south of Van Pak Len.
Van Pak Len
- Type: Locality
- Location: Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.36667° or 20° 22′ northLongitude
100.1° or 100° 6′ eastElevation
382 metres (1,253 feet)Open location code
7PG29482+M2GeoNames ID
1652277
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Localities in the Area
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