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Places to see in Laos

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Luang PrabangUNESCO

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  City · Luang Prabang Province

  Luang Prabang, historically known as Xieng Thong, and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of Luang Prabang Province in north-central Laos. Its name, meaning “Royal Buddha Image,” derives from the Phra Bang, a statue symbolizing Lao sovereignty.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Shelly Zohar (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Vat PhouUNESCO

  ຜາສາດຫີນວັດພູ

  Ruins · Champasak Province

  Vat Phou is a ruined Khmer-Hindu temple complex in southern Laos. There was a sanctuary on the site, centred on a spring and an offering place for a tutelary spirit dating back to pre-historic times.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Basile Morin (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

• Plain of Jars Site 52UNESCO

  Ruins · Xiangkhouang Province

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  Vientiane

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  City · Vientiane

  Vientiane is the capital and largest city of Laos. Comprising the 5 urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture, the city is located on the banks of the Mekong, close to the border with Thailand. Vientiane was the administrative capital during French rule.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jakub Hałun (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Pakse

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  City · Champasak Province

  Pakse is the capital and most populous city of the southern Laotian province of Champasak. Located at the confluence of the Xe Don and Mekong Rivers, the district had a population of approximately 77,900 at the 2015 Laotian census.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Adam Carr of English Wikipedia (Public domain). Map

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  Pha That Luang

  ທາດຫຼວງ

  Religious · Vientiane

  Pha That Luang is a gold-covered Buddhist stupa in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos. Since its initial establishment, suggested to be in the 3rd century AD, the stupa has undergone reconstructions, including in the 1930s, due to invasions of the area.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jialiang Gao (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Khone Phapheng Falls

  Waterfall · Champasak Province

  The Khone Falls and Pha Pheng Falls together form a waterfall located in Champasak Province on the Mekong River in southern Laos, near the border with Cambodia. It is the widest waterfall in the world at 10,783 metres in width from one edge of its multiple channels to the other.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hiroo Yamagata (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Phou Bia

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  Mountain · Xiangkhouang Province

  Phou Bia is the highest mountain in Laos. It is in the Annamite Range, at the southern limit of the Xiangkhoang Plateau in Xaisomboun Province.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chaoborus (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Patuxai

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  Memorial · Vientiane

  Patuxai is a war monument in Downtown Vientiane, Laos, built between 1957 and 1968. The Patuxai was dedicated to those who fought in the struggle for independence from France. In romanizing the name from the Laotian language, it is variously transliterated as Patuxai, Patuxay, Patousai and Patusai.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Gerd Eichmann (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Thakhek

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  City · Khammouane Province

  Thakhek, the capital of Khammouane Province, is a town in south-central Laos on the Mekong River and the administrative centre of the district with the same name.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Tango7174 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Kuang Si Falls

  Waterfall · Luang Prabang Province

  The Kuang Si Falls or Kuang Xi Falls, alternatively known as the Tat Kuang Si Waterfalls, is a multi-tiered waterfall in Laos about 29 kilometers (18 mi) south of the town of Luang Prabang. The journey takes 53 minutes from Luang Prabang Night Market downtown.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Basile Morin (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Wat Xieng Thong

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  Religious · Luang Prabang Province

  Wat Xieng Thong is a Buddhist temple on the northern tip of the peninsula of Luang Prabang, Laos.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Phillip Maiwald (Nikopol) (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map