Phuket Big Buddha

Phuket Big Buddha, or The Great Buddha of Phuket, is a seated Maravija Buddha statue in Phuket, . The official name is Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Eknakiri, shortened to Ming Mongkol Buddha.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Buddha statue in Phuket province, Thailand
  • Also known as: “Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Akenakiri”, “Phuket big buddha”, “Phuket Giant Buddha”, “Puttamingmongkol Akenakkiri”, “The Big Buddha”, and “พระมิ่งมงคลเอกนาคคีรี”
  • Address: Phuket

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kata and Karon.

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Yai and Noi are two adjacent beaches on the west coast of , directly south of . Yai is sometimes called simply Beach.

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Beach refers to a beach, and the town adjoining it, on the west coast of Phuket, . It is considered as the second longest beach in the province.

Buddhist temple
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The most important of the 29 buddhist temples of Phuket is or officially Wat Chaiyathararam, located in the Chalong Subdistrict, Mueang Phuket District. is situated 3½ km northeast of Phuket Big Buddha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kata and Nai Han.

Neighborhood
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Hat Noi is a beach on the southwest side of the island of Phuket in Thailand. It is adjacent to Beach to the south. The beach is bordered to the north by the Mon Tri's Villa Royale Resort, and most of the beachfront is occupied by the resort of Thani. is situated 2½ km southwest of Phuket Big Buddha.

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, more commonly referred to as Nai Harn, is a beach at the southernmost tip of , near Laem Phromthep. The northern bit of is Ao Sen.

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is a seafront village in . The northern part of is known as Hat Mittraphap, and has some beachfront, while the southern portion is the urban area and a port called Laem Ka.

Phuket Big Buddha

Latitude
7.82773° or 7° 49′ 40″ north
Longitude
98.31281° or 98° 18′ 46″ east
Height
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
6MVWR8H7+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 242673270
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1548655
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Yue Chinese—“Phuket Big Buddha” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဖူးခက်ဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်ကြီး”
  • Chinese: “普吉大佛”
  • Dutch: “Grote Boeddha van Phuket”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تمثال بوكيت بوذا الكبير”
  • French: “Big Buddha de Phuket”
  • French: “Grand Bouddha de Phuket”
  • German: “Großer Buddha von Phuket”
  • German: “Großer Buddha”
  • Khmer: “ព្រះពុទ្ធធំនៅភូកេត”
  • Malay: “Buddha Besar Phuket”
  • Russian: “Большой Будда на Пхукете”
  • Russian: “Большой Будда Пхукета”
  • Thai: “พระพุทธมิ่งมงคลเอกนาคคีรี”
  • Thai: “พระพุทธมิ่งมงคลเอกเนาคคีรี”
  • Turkish: “Phuket Büyük Buda”
  • Wu Chinese: “普吉大佛”
  • Yue Chinese: “布吉大佛”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Phuket Big Buddha and Pointer Stone.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Big Buddha Parking and Arch.

Phuket: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Phuket Town and Patong.

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