Ban Thamnam

Ban Thamnam is a village in , and has an elevation of 832 metres. Ban Thamnam is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Phou Pha Thi and Lima Site 85.

Peak
is a "sacred mountain" in "believed…inhabited by great "phi", or spirits and used for the clandestine Lima Site 85 military installation during the Vietnam War. is situated 3 km northeast of Ban Thamnam.

Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a clandestine military installation in the Royal Kingdom of Laos guarded by the Hmong "Secret Army", the Central Intelligence Agency, and the United States Air Force used for Vietnam War covert operations against communist targets in ostensibly neutral Laos under attack by the Vietnam People's Army. is situated 3 km east of Ban Thamnam.

Ban Thamnam

Latitude
20.4515° or 20° 27′ 5″ north
Longitude
103.68813° or 103° 41′ 17″ east
Elevation
832 metres (2,730 feet)
Open location code
7PG5FM2Q+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3969746288
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1658673
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Ban Thamnam” goes by many names.
  • Thai: “บ้านพูทอง”

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