Golden Triangle
Golden Triangle is in Wiang, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province. Golden Triangle is situated nearby to the public building Immigration Checkpoint, as well as near the Buddhist temple Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Triangle and Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao).
Golden Triangle
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Golden Triangle is in Chiang Rai Province, in the far north of Thailand. The name was coined in the 1960s to refer to the opium-cultivating regions of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand but nowadays the northern Thai tourism industry uses it to refer to the tripoint where the three countries meet.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao)
Buddhist temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phra That Doi Phu Khao (Pu Khao) is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 140 metres south of Golden Triangle.
House of Opium
Museum
Photo: Christian v.R., CC BY-SA 3.0.
House of Opium is a museum, which is situated 240 metres south of Golden Triangle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.
Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone
Town
The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is located along the Mekong River in the Ton Pheung District of Bokeo Province in Laos. The zone has an area of about 3,000 hectares; it was created in 2007 by the Lao government together with the Hong Kong-registered company Kings Romans Group, with the stated goal of generating regional economic development. Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is situated 3 km southeast of Golden Triangle.
Golden Triangle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Wiang, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
20.35362° or 20° 21′ 13″ northLongitude
100.08129° or 100° 4′ 53″ eastOpen location code
7PG2933J+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6364619237OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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