Wat Wang Wiwekaram

Wat Wang Wiwekaram, or Wat Luang Pho Uttama, is a temple at Ban Wang Kalang. It was originally built in 1953 by Luang Pho Uttma with the help of a local immigrant population of Karen and Mon peoples.
  • Buddhist temple
  • …lies at an elevation of around 220 metres (710 feet)
  • Description: Buddhist temple in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand
  • Address: หนองลู, สังขละบุรี, กาญจนบุรี

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uttamanusorn Wooden Bridge (Mon Bridge).
Restaurant
Uttamanusorn Bridge, commonly known as Mon Bridge… is situated 1¼ km northeast of Wat Wang Wiwekaram.
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Latitude
15.13264° or 15° 7′ 58″ north
Longitude
98.44494° or 98° 26′ 42″ east
Open location code
7M7W4CMV+3X
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Thai—“Wat Wang Wiwekaram” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဝင်္ကဝိဝေကာရာမဘုန်းတော်ကြီးကျောင်း”
  • Burmese: “ဝေါင်းဝီဝေကာရာဘုန်းတော်ကြီးကျောင်း”
  • Chinese: “北碧府金佛塔孟族庙”
  • Russian: “Ват Вангвивекарам”
  • Thai: “วัดวังก์วีเวการาม”

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