Wat Sop Ruak
Wat Sop Ruak is a monastery in Wiang, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province. Wat Sop Ruak is situated nearby to the museum House of Opium, as well as near the Buddhist temple Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao).| 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 350 metres north of Wat Sop Ruak.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao)
Buddhist temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao) is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 450 metres north of Wat Sop Ruak.
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; it was created in 2007 by the Lao government together with the Hong Kong-registered company Kings Romans Group, with the stated goal of generating regional economic development. Golden Triangle is situated 2½ km east of Wat Sop Ruak.
Wat Sop Ruak
- Type: Monastery
- Category: religion
- Location: Wiang, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.34833° or 20° 20′ 54″ northLongitude
100.08164° or 100° 4′ 54″ eastElevation
376 metres (1,234 feet)Open location code
7PG283XJ+8MGeoNames ID
7325745
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In Other Languages
“Wat Sop Ruak” goes by many names.
- Thai: “วัดสบรวก”
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