Nam Khan

The Nam Khan is a river in that is a major tributary of the river , with which it joins at . The Nam Khan river is 935 km long and the catchment area is 7490 km2; the population of the catchment is about 122,700.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Laos
  • Also known as: “Nam Kham”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wat Xieng Thong and Wat Senesoukharam.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Nikopol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Buddhist temple on the northern tip of the peninsula of , . Built between 1559 and 1560 by King Setthathirath, is one of the most important of Lao monasteries and remains a significant monument to the spirit of religion, royalty and traditional art.

Buddhist temple
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Wat Sen also known as Wat Sene Souk Haram is a Buddhist temple, located in Luang Phrabang, . It is one of several dozen temples in the ancient capital.

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The Royal Palace in , Laos, was built in 1904 during the French colonial era for King Sisavang Vong and his family. The site for the palace was chosen so that official visitors to Luang Prabang could disembark from their river voyages directly below the palace and be received there.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luang Prabang.

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, historically known as Xieng Thong, and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of in north-central .

Nam Khan

Latitude
19.89876° or 19° 53′ 56″ north
Longitude
102.14503° or 102° 8′ 42″ east
Elevation
278 metres (912 feet)
Open location code
7PF4V4XW+G2
Geo­Names ID
1656521
Wiki­data ID
Q15947844
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Satellite Map

Discover Nam Khan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Thai—“Nam Khan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “南康河”
  • Japanese: “ナムカン川”
  • Khmer: “ណាំខាន”
  • Persian: “نام خان”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Nam Khan”
  • Russian: “Кхан”
  • Thai: “น้ำคาน”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ban Phônsaat and Ban Phoudokmai.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Luang Prabang Hospital and Luang Prabang International Airport.

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