Wat Khanikaphon
Wat Khanikaphon is a Thai private temple in the Maha Nikaya tradition of Buddhism, It is at Phlapphla Chai, Khwaeng Pom Prap, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok, in front of the Phlapphla Chai police station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: กสิณธร ราชโอรส, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
- Also known as: “Wat Khanika Phon” and “Wat Mai Yai Faeng”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wat Mangkon Kamalawat and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital.
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
Buddhist temple
Photo: Boing! said Zebedee, Public domain.
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, also known by its former name as Wat Leng Noei Yi, is the largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. Wat Mangkon Kamalawat is situated 120 metres southwest of Wat Khanikaphon.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Sry85, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital, commonly known as Klang Hospital is a public tertiary hospital in Thailand located on corner of the Luang and Suea Pa Roads, Pom Prap Subdistrict, Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General Hospital is situated 250 metres northwest of Wat Khanikaphon.
Leng Buai Ia Shrine
Place of worship
Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0.
Leng Buai Ia Shrine is a Chinese shrine, in the Samphanthawong district of Bangkok's Chinatown. It is located within Talat Kao market on Yaowarat Soi 6, off Yaowarat Road. Leng Buai Ia Shrine is situated 270 metres south of Wat Khanikaphon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yaowarat and Phahurat and Sampheng.
Yaowarat and Phahurat
Yaowarat and Phahurat is Bangkok's multicultural district, located west of Silom and southeast of Rattanakosin. Yaowarat Road is the home of Bangkok's sizeable Chinese community, while those of Indian ethnicity have congregated around Phahurat Road.
Sampheng
Neighborhood
Sampheng is a historic neighbourhood and market in Bangkok's Chinatown, in Samphanthawong District. It was settled during the establishment of Bangkok in 1782 by Teochew Chinese, and eventually grew into the surrounding areas.
Wat Khanikaphon
- Categories: wat, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pom Prap, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.74443° or 13° 44′ 40″ northLongitude
100.51011° or 100° 30′ 36″ eastElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
7P52PGV6+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 301157260OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From German to Thai—“Wat Khanikaphon” goes by many names.
- German: “Wat Khanikaphon”
- Japanese: “ワット・カニカポーン”
- Thai: “วัดคณิกาผล”
- Thai: “วัดใหม่ยายแฟง”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wat Khanikaphon”. Photo: กสิณธร ราชโอรส, CC BY-SA 4.0.