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Laos

13 places in the atlas, 3 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Temple complexes8
Archaeological wonders5
Ancient cities1
Ancient mines1
Ancient temples1
Ancient villages1
Earthworks1
Megaliths1

How well established

Verified6
Accepted7

Top regions

Luang Prabang District3
Luang Prabang2
Vientiane2
Champasak Province, Champasak District, at base of Phou Khao mountain 6 km from Mekong, 41 km southwest of Pakse (Champasak Cultural Landscape)1
Champasak Province, Pakse District, Mekong west bank1

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Verified6 Widely accepted7 Contested0

Champasak, Vat Phu

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Savannakhet Province, Vilabouly District (Sepon–Vilabouly valley, Annam Cordillera foothills, 30 km east of Savannakhet–Sepon road, 500 km east of Vientiane)1

Xiangkhouang Plateau1

Xieng Khouang, Plain of Jars1

Pseudoarchaeology0

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Temple complexes8 Archaeological wonders5 Ancient cities1 Ancient mines1 Ancient temples1 Ancient villages1 Earthworks1 Megaliths1

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UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Not applicable7 Partially excavated3 Excavation ongoing2 Excavated1

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laos9 temple complex7 wikidata researched7 champasak2 chenla2 khmer2 mekong2 unesco2 ancient village1 archaeological wonder1 ban chiang source1 causeway1 classical1 copper mine1 iron age1 jar1 linga1 megalith1

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🇱🇦 Laos · Archaeological wonder

Presidential Palace, Laos

Presidential Palace in Vientiane, Laos