Wat Wang Lao
Wat Wang Lao is a monastery in Wiang, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province. Wat Wang Lao is situated nearby to the town Golden Triangle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Triangle and House of Opium.
Golden Triangle
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Golden Triangle is in Chiang Rai Province, in the far north of Thailand. The name was coined in the 1960s to refer to the opium-cultivating regions of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand but nowadays the northern Thai tourism industry uses it to refer to the tripoint where the three countries meet.
House of Opium
Museum
Photo: Christian v.R., CC BY-SA 3.0.
House of Opium is a museum, which is situated 3 km southeast of Wat Wang Lao.
Wat Phra That Doi Pu Khao
Buddhist temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wat Phra That Doi Pu Khao is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 3 km southeast of Wat Wang Lao.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle.
Golden Triangle
Town
The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is located along the Mekong River in the Ton Pheung District of Bokeo Province in Laos. The zone has an area of about 3,000 hectares and was created in 2007 by the Lao government together with the Chinese-owned Hong Kong-registered company Kings Romans Group with the formulated hope of generating economic development. Golden Triangle is situated 6 km southeast of Wat Wang Lao.
Wat Wang Lao
- Type: Monastery
- Category: religion
- Location: Wiang, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.37195° or 20° 22′ 19″ northLongitude
100.06361° or 100° 3′ 49″ eastElevation
385 metres (1,263 feet)Open location code
7PG293C7+QCGeoNames ID
7325737
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In Other Languages
“Wat Wang Lao” goes by many names.
- Thai: “วัดวังลาว”
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