Big Buddha
Big Buddha is a monument in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand. Big Buddha is situated nearby to Wat Phra Yai.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Choeng Mon and Bophut.
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.
Bophut
Bophut is a beach village on the northeast shore of Ko Samui. Confusingly, Bophut is also a large administrative and postal district even encompassing Chaweng. Therefore a Bophut address is no guarantee that it is in or near the village.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.
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.Big Buddha
- Type: Monument
- Location: Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.57077° or 9° 34′ 15″ northLongitude
100.05984° or 100° 3′ 35″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
6PX2H3C5+8WGeoNames ID
10376426
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