Nam Khan
The Nam Khan is a river in Laos that is a major tributary of the river Mekong, with which it joins at Luang Prabang. The Nam Khan river is 935 km long and the catchment area is 7490 km2; the population of the catchment is about 122,700.Photo: DARIO SEVERI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Laos
- Also known as: “Nam Kham”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wat Xieng Thong and Wat Senesoukharam.
Wat Xieng Thong
Buddhist temple
Photo: Nikopol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wat Xieng Thong is a Buddhist temple on the northern tip of the peninsula of Luang Prabang, Laos. Built between 1559 and 1560 by King Setthathirath, Wat Xieng Thong is one of the most important of Lao monasteries and remains a significant monument to the spirit of religion, royalty and traditional art.
Wat Senesoukharam
Buddhist temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Sen, Luang Prabang also known as Wat Sene Souk Haram is a Buddhist temple, located in Luang Phrabang, Laos.
Luangprabang National Museum
The Royal Palace in Luang Prabang, 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.
Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang, historically known as Xieng Thong and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of Luang Prabang Province in north-central Laos.
Nam Khan
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Luang Prabang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“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”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Luang Prabang Hospital and Luang Prabang International Airport.
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