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Louangphrabang (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 19 52 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 19.8667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 102 08 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 102.1333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Traditional center for goldsmithing, silversmithing, and lacquerware; site of over 20 Buddhist pagodas including the Phu Si which is said to enshrine the footprint of Buddha. |
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| Louangphrabang (preferred,C,V)
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| Luang Prabang (H,V)
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............ | renamed ca. 1563 after a Sinhalese gold Buddha, Pra Bang, who arrived in the town around 1356 |
| Muong Swa (H,V)
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............ | ca. 1353 - 1563 |
| Luan Praban (C,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was renamed ca. 1563, after a Sinhalese gold Buddha, Pra Bang, who arrived in town in 1356 |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Lan Xang kingodm, 1353-1707; of Luang Prabang kingdom, 1707-1946 |
| World Heritage Site (C) |
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since 1995 |
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