Wat Tham Pha Ruea

Wat Tham Pha Ruea is a monastery in , , .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tham Luang Cave and Wat Phra That Doi Wao.

Cave
Tham Luang Nang Non, also known as Tham Luang or Tham Yai, is a karstic cave system in the Tham Luang–Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park, near the village of Ban Chong in subdistrict, in . is situated 4 km south of Wat Tham Pha Ruea.

Buddhist temple
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 3 km north of Wat Tham Pha Ruea.

Border checkpoint
Photo: Johnwxh30, Public domain.
is situated 3½ km northeast of Wat Tham Pha Ruea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mae Sai and Tachileik.

is the northernmost city of . It is mainly a stepping stone for visits to and has a few attractions of its own. Wat Pha That Doi Wao is an interesting temple complex on a hillside overlooking the border.

is a border town in of eastern . It is the administrative seat of and and most populated city in eastern Shan State with 51,553 residents per 2014 census count, ahead of , but only 4th statewide.

Wat Tham Pha Ruea

Latitude
20.41639° or 20° 24′ 59″ north
Longitude
99.86745° or 99° 52′ 3″ east
Elevation
503 metres (1,650 feet)
Open location code
7MGXCV88+HX
Geo­Names ID
7323004
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In Other Languages

“Wat Tham Pha Ruea” goes by many names.
  • Thai: วัดถ้ำผาเรือ

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