Laos

Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.

UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.

• Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and Hin Nam No National Park

  2003Natural

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  Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Bố Trạch and Minh Hóa Commune of central Quảng Trị Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam, about 500 km south of Hanoi. The park borders the Hin Namno National Park in Khammouane Province, Laos to the west and 42 km east of the East Sea from its borderline point. Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng National Park is in a limestone zone of 2,000 km2 in Vietnamese territory and borders another limestone zone of 2,000 km2 of Hin Namno in Laotian territory. The core zone of this national park covers 857.54 km2 and a buffer zone of 1,954 km2.

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• Town of Luang Prabang

  1995Cultural

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  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. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, the city is recognized for blending Lao architecture, European colonial buildings, and over 30 Buddhist temples. The protected area encompasses 33 of its 58 villages, where daily rituals like the morning alms-giving ceremony persist.

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• Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars

  2019Cultural

  The Plain of Jars is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos. It consists of thousands of stone jars scattered around the upland valleys and the lower foothills of the central plain of the Xiangkhoang Plateau. The jars are arranged in clusters ranging in number from one to several hundred.

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• Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
  2001Cultural