Luang Prabang
Luang Phabang, or Louangphabang, commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ as Luang Prabang, literally meaning "Royal Buddha Image", is a city in north central Laos, consisting of 58 adjacent villages, of which 33 comprise the UNESCO Town Of Luang Prabang World Heritage Site.
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Notable Places in the Area
Luangprabang National Museum
Tourist attraction
The Royal Palace in Luang Prabang, Laos, was built in 1904 during the French colonial era for King Sisavang Vong and his family. Photo: wm archiv, CC BY 2.0.
Wat Xieng Thong
Buddhist temple
Wat Xieng Thong is a Buddhist temple on the northern tip of the peninsula of Luang Phrabang, Laos. Photo: Nikopol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phou Si Mountain
Scenic viewpoint
Mount Phou Si, also written Mount Phu Si, is a 100 m high hill in the centre of the old town of Luang Prabang in Laos. Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Luang Prabang International Airport
Aerodrome
Luang Prabang International Airport, is one of the few international airports in Laos. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
Luang Prabang
- Type: City
- Description: city located in north central Laos
- Location: Northern Laos, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
Latitude 19.8887° or 19° 53' 19.5" north | Longitude 102.1359° or 102° 8' 9.2" east |
Population 53,800 | IATA airport code LPQ |
United Nations Location Code LA LPQ | Elevation 300 metres (984 feet) |
OpenStreetMap ID node 116056557 | GeoNames ID 1655559 |
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Also Known As
- Afrikaans: Luang Prabang
- Arabic: Luang Prabang
- Arabic: لوانجفرابانج
- Arabic: لوانغ برابانغ
- Armenian: Լուանգպխաբանգ
- Basque: Luang Prabang
- Belarusian: Луангпхабанг
- Bengali: লুয়াং প্রাবাং
- Breton: Luang Prabang
- Bulgarian: Луанпрабан
- Burmese: လွမ်ပရာဘွမ်မြို့
- Catalan: Luang Prabang
- Cebuano: Louangphabang
- Chechen: Луангпхабанг
- Chinese: Luang Prabang
- Chinese: 琅勃拉邦
- Chinese: 琅勃拉邦县
- Chinese: 琅勃拉邦縣
- Chinese: 龍坡邦
- Chinese: 龍帕邦
- Chuvash: Луанг-Прабанг
- Croatian: Luang Prabang
- Czech: Luang Prabang
- Danish: Luang Prabang
- Dutch: Luang Prabang
- Dutch: Stad Luang Prabang
- Egyptian Arabic: لوانج برابانج
- English: Louangphabang
- Esperanto: Luangprabango
- Estonian: Louangphabang
- Estonian: Louangphrabang
- Estonian: Luang Prabang
- Finnish: Louangphabang
- French: Louang Prabang
- French: Luang Prabang
- French: Mueng Sua
- Georgian: ლუანგპრაბანგი
- German: Luang Phrabang
- German: Luang Prabang
- German: Mueang Sua
- Greek: Λουάνγκ Πραμπάνγκ
- Gujarati: લુઆંગ પ્રબાંગ
- Hebrew: לואנג פראבאנג
- Hebrew: לואנגפראבאנג
- Hebrew: לואנג פראבנג
- Hebrew: לואנג פרבאנג
- Hindi: लुआंग प्राबांग
- Hungarian: Luangprabang
- Icelandic: Luang Prabang
- Indonesian: Luang Prabang
- Italian: Luang Prabang
- Italian: Mueang Sua
- Japanese: ルアンパバン
- Japanese: ルアンパバーン
- Japanese: ルアンパバーン郡
- Japanese: ルアンプラバン
- Japanese: ルアンプラバーン
- Kannada: ಲುವಾಂಗ್ ಪ್ರಬಾಂಗ್
- Korean: 루앙프라방
- Korean: 루앙 프라방
- Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ
- Lao: ເມືອງຫຼວງພະບາງ
- Latvian: Louangphrabang
- Latvian: Luanpabana
- Lithuanian: Luang Prabangas
- Lithuanian: Luangprabangas
- Maithili: लुआङ प्रबाङ शहर
- Malay: Luang Prabang
- Malayalam: ലുവാങ് പ്രബാങ്
- Marathi: लुआंग प्रबांग
- Min Dong Chinese: Luang Prabang
- Min Nan Chinese: Luang Prabang
- Mongolian: Луанг Прабанг
- Nepali: लुआङ प्रबाङको सहर
- Norwegian: Luang Prabang
- Norwegian Bokmål: Louang Prabang
- Norwegian Bokmål: Luang Phrabang
- Norwegian Bokmål: Luang Prabang
- Occitan (post 1500): Luang Prabang
- Panjabi: ਲੁਆਂਗ ਪਰਾਬਾਂਗ
- Persian: لوآنگ پرابانگ
- Polish: Louangphabang
- Polish: Louangphrabang
- Polish: Luang Prabang
- Portuguese: Luang Prabang
- Romanian: Luang Prabang
- Russian: Лаунгпхабанг
- Russian: Луанг-Прабанг
- Russian: Луанг Прабанг
- Russian: Луанг Пхабанг
- Russian: Луангпрабанг
- Russian: Луангпхабанг
- Scots: Luang Prabang
- Serbian: Luang Prabang
- Serbian: Луанг Прабанг
- Serbo-Croatian: Luang Prabang
- Sinhala: ළුවන් ප්රබන්
- Spanish: Louangphrabang
- Spanish: Luang Prabang
- Swedish: Louang Prabang
- Swedish: Louangphabang
- Swedish: Louangphrabang
- Swedish: Luang P'rabang
- Swedish: Luang Phrabang
- Swedish: Luang Prabang
- Tamil: இலுவாங் பிரபாங் நகரம்
- Tamil: லுஆங் பிறபாங்
- Telugu: లుఆంగ్ ప్రభాంగ్
- Thai: หลวงพระบาง
- Thai: เชียงทอง
- Thai: เมืองหลวงพระบาง
- Thai: เมืองเชียงทอง
- Turkish: Luang Prabang
- Ukrainian: Луанг-Прабанг
- Ukrainian: Луангпхабанг
- Ukrainian: Луанґпхабанґ
- Urdu: لوانگ پرابانگ
- Uzbek: Luangprabang
- Uzbek: Luangpxabang
- Vietnamese: Luang Prabang
- Vietnamese: Luangprabang
- Vietnamese: Luông Pra Băng
- Vietnamese: Luổng Phạ Bang
- Vietnamese: Mường Luổng
- Vietnamese: Xieng Dong Xieng Thong
- Waray (Philippines): Louangphrabang
- Waray (Philippines): Luang Prabang
- Wu Chinese: 琅勃拉邦
- Yue Chinese: 龍帕邦
- Luan Praban
- ຫຼວງພະບາງ
Other Places Named Luang Prabang
- Luang Prabang ProvinceLaos
- Muang LouangphabangLaos
- Luang Prabang International AirportAerodrome, Laos
- Luang Prabang DistrictRailway station, Laos
In the Area
Localities
Landmarks
- TAEC Traditional Arts and Ethnology CentreMuseum
- Children's Cultural Centre (C.C.C.)Community center
- Grasshopper Adventures - Luang PrabangBike rental
- Luang Prabang LibraryLibrary
- NoodlesFood court
- Friends GalleryArt gallery
Popular Destinations in Northern Laos
Escape to a Random Place
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