Ban Phoumuan

Ban Phoumuan is a locality in Luang Prabang Province, Laos. Ban Phoumuan is situated nearby to the locality Ban Nongsay, as well as near Ban Khômkhoang.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Luang Prabang International Airport and Wat Xieng Thong.

Luang Prabang International Airport

Aerodrome

Luang Prabang International Airport is an international airport in Laos. The airport is located about 4 kilometres from the centre of Luang Prabang. The second busiest airport in the country, it is a regional hub for international flights to Bangkok and Chiang Mai in Thailand, and Siem Reap in Cambodia as well as domestically to Vientiane.

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.

Luangprabang National Museum

Photo: wm archiv, CC BY 2.0.

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. Luangprabang National Museum is situated 3 km southwest of Ban Phoumuan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luang Prabang.

Luang Prabang

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Ban Phoumuan

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Ban Phou Meuat” and “Ban Phoumuat”
Location: Luang Prabang Province, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

19.90491° or 19° 54′ 18″ north

Longitude

102.1623° or 102° 9′ 44″ east

Elevation

298 metres (978 feet)

Open location code

7PF4W536+XW

GeoNames ID

1659778

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