Phou Si Mountain

Mount Phou Si, also written Mount Phu Si, is a 100 m high hill in the centre of the old town of in . It lies in the heart of the old town peninsula and is bordered on one side by the Mekong River and on the other side by the Nam Khan River.
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  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: hill in Laos
  • Also known as: “Mount Phou Si”, “Phou si”, and “จุดชมวิว พระธาตุภูสี”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Luangprabang National Museum and Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham.

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The Royal Palace in , Laos, was built in 1904 during the French colonial era for King Sisavang Vong and his family. The site for the palace was chosen so that official visitors to Luang Prabang could disembark from their river voyages directly below the palace and be received there. is situated 240 metres northwest of Phou Si Mountain.

Buddhist temple
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often simply Wat Mai or Wat May is a Buddhist temple or wat in , . Built at the turn of the 18th century, it is the largest temple in Luang Prabang. is situated 210 metres west of Phou Si Mountain.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple on the northern tip of the peninsula of , . Built between 1559 and 1560 by King Setthathirath, is one of the most important of Lao monasteries and remains a significant monument to the spirit of religion, royalty and traditional art. is situated 1 km northeast of Phou Si Mountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luang Prabang.

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, historically known as Xieng Thong, and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of in north-central .

Phou Si Mountain

Latitude
19.89026° or 19° 53′ 25″ north
Longitude
102.13695° or 102° 8′ 13″ east
Open location code
7PF4V4RP+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2616613656
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q7187956
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Satellite Map

Discover Phou Si Mountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Thai—“Phou Si Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Phou si”
  • Chinese: “普西山”
  • French: “Mont Phou Si”
  • French: “Mont Phusi”
  • French: “Phou Si”
  • German: “Phou Si”
  • Japanese: “プーシー”
  • Japanese: “プーシーの丘”
  • Khmer: “ព្រះធាតុភូសុី”
  • Lao: “ພູສີ”
  • Malayalam: “ഫൌ സി”
  • Slovenian: “Phousi (gora)”
  • Slovenian: “Phousi”
  • Thai: “พระธาตุภูศรี”
  • Thai: “พูสี”
  • Thai: “ภูศรี”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include That Chomsi and Wat Pa Houak.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Tickets for Phou Si and Brotherhouse restaurant.

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