Ban Phanom

Ban Phanom is a village in Luang Prabang Province, . It is located 6 kilometres east of . The Lue peoples of this village are noted in particular for their cotton and silk weaving.
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Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Laos
  • Also known as: “Ban Phanôm”, “Phanom”, and “ຜານົມ”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Luang Prabang International Airport and Wat Xieng Thong.

Aerodrome
is an international airport in . The airport is located about 4 kilometres from the centre of . The second busiest airport in the country, it is a regional hub for international flights to and in Thailand, and in Cambodia as well as domestically to . is situated 2½ km northeast of Ban Phanom.

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.

Photo: wm archiv, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.5.
, historically known as Xieng Thong, and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of in north-central .

Ban Phanom

Latitude
19.8854° or 19° 53′ 7″ north
Longitude
102.15736° or 102° 9′ 27″ east
Elevation
301 metres (988 feet)
Open location code
7PF4V5P4+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 689939068
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1660188
Wiki­data ID
Q4853672
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Satellite Map

Discover Ban Phanom from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Ban Phanom” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Ban Phanom”

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