Wat Plai Laem
Wat Plai Laem is a wat on the resort island of Ko Samui, Thailand. Like the nearby Wat Phra Yai or "Big Buddha Temple", it is a modern Buddhist temple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kirsten, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Buddhist temple on Samui island, Surat Thani province, Thailand
- Also known as: “Wat Laem Suwannaram” and “Wat Plai Laem Sawannaram”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Choeng Mon and Wat Phra Yai.
Choeng Mon
Photo: Damian Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Choeng Mon is a small beach resort on the north coast of Ko Samui, between Chaweng and Bang Rak.
Wat Phra Yai
Photo: Abrget47j, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wat Phra Yai, known in English as the Big Buddha Temple, is a Buddhist temple on Ko Phan, a small island offshore from the northeastern area of Ko Samui, Thailand, connected to that island by a short causeway 3 kilometres north of Samui International Airport. Wat Phra Yai is situated 740 metres west of Wat Plai Laem.
Koh Samui Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: MNXANL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Samui International Airport, also known as Ko Samui Airport or Koh Samui Airport, is a privately owned international airport on the island of Ko Samui in Thailand. Koh Samui Airport is situated 2½ km south of Wat Plai Laem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bang Rak and Lem Hin Khom Coast.
Bang Rak
Bang Rak is in Ko Samui and is known for its Big Buddha statue. Due to its proximity, the area is commonly referred to as "Big Buddha Beach."…Lem Hin Khom Coast
The Lem Hin Khom Coast is in Ko Samui.Wat Plai Laem
- Categories: wat, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Bo Phut, Ko Samui, Surat Thani Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.57153° or 9° 34′ 18″ northLongitude
100.06712° or 100° 4′ 2″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
6PX2H3C8+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 361509815OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
8326168Wikidata ID
Q15980279
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Thai—“Wat Plai Laem” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ပလိုင်လေအမ်ကျောင်းတော်”
- German: “Wat Plai Laem”
- Russian: “Храм «многорукого Будды»”
- Thai: “วัดปลายแหลมสุวรรณาราม”
- Thai: “วัดแหลมสุวรรณาราม”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wat Plai Laem”. Photo: Kirsten, CC BY-SA 2.0.