The city of Nan's most famous wat is renowned for its cruciform ubosot which was constructed in 1596 and restored during the reign of Phra Chao Anantaworritthidet. Wat Phumin is situated 1 km northeast of Wat Phaya Wat.

Wat Ming Muang

Buddhist temple

Photo: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wat Ming Muang is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1 km northeast of Wat Phaya Wat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nan.

Nan

Photo: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nan is a town in the remote valley of the Nan River in the Northern River Valleys region of Northern Thailand, bordering Laos. The area is heavily forested with arable land used mainly for agriculture.

Wat Phaya Wat

Type: Monastery
Category: religion
Location: Du Tai, Mueang Nan District, Nan Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

18.7699° or 18° 46′ 12″ north

Longitude

100.76278° or 100° 45′ 46″ east

Elevation

205 metres (673 feet)

Open location code

7PC2QQ97+X4

GeoNames ID

8230970

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In Other Languages

“Wat Phaya Wat” goes by many names.

Thai: “วัดพญาวัด”

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