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Discover Ban Mophou in Laos

Ban Mophou in the region of Champasak is a town located in Laos - some 300 mi or ( 484 km ) South-East of Vientiane , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ban Mophou

Local time in Ban Mophou is now 08:58 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Vientiane " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Huế, Da Nang, Warin Chamrap, Ubon Ratchathani, and Phibun Mangsahan. When in this area, you might want to check out Huế . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ban Mophou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Laos: Champasaak, Wat Phu Temple Festival!

9:33 min by fabriziocarbognin
Views: 14230 Rating: 4.20

UNESCO SITE: Rarely document about Wat Phu Temple festival, in Champasak. In early 2009 I moved to Laos, I was there mainly for this festival, I was the only westerner with a camera. During the day co ..

Wat Phu

3:01 min by Mor2500
Views: 1959 Rating: 5.00

Wat Phu (or Vat Phu) which means "temple on the mountain" in Lao language and it is one of the oldest archaeological site in Laos, located in Champassak province along the Mekong River in the southern ..


Diaporama sur notre découverte du Laos en janvier 2008 (part 2)

9:58 min by yeap31
Views: 1559 Rating: 4.00

Deuxième partie: de Vientiane à la frontière cambodgienne ..

Kayaking Asia: Padding the Hin Boun and Mekong Rivers (5-5)

10:05 min by Scott Sanderson
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Interesting facts about this location

Bolaven Plateau

The Bolaven Plateau is an elevated region in southern Laos. Most of the plateau is located within Champasak Province of Laos, though the edges of the plateau are also located in Sekong and Attapeu Provinces. It is located between the Annamite Mountain Range, along which runs Laos’ eastern border with Vietnam, and the Mekong River to the west, at about {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:15|N|106|E||||| |primary |name= }}.

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Located at 15.00 106.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Plateaus of Laos

Champasak (town)

Champasak is a small town in southern Laos, on the west bank of the Mekong River about 40 km south of Pakxe, the capital of Champasak Province. The town was once the seat of the Kingdom of Champasak, an independent Lao state which was abolished by the French in 1945 when they created the Kingdom of Laos, but the last King of Champasak had his palace in Pakxe.

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Located at 14.88 105.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Champasak Province, Populated places on the Mekong River

Mekong

The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia. It is the world's 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 4,350 km, and it drains an area of 795,000 km, discharging 475 km of water annually. From the Tibetan Plateau this river runs through China's Yunnan province, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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Located at 15.11 105.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Burma–Laos border, Ecoregions, Freshwater ecoregions, Geography of Yunnan, International rivers of Asia, Isan, Laos–Thailand border, Mekong River, Rivers of Burma, Rivers of Cambodia, Rivers of China, Rivers of Laos, Rivers of Thailand, Rivers of Tibet, Rivers of Vietnam

Vat Phou

Vat Phou or Wat Phu is a ruined Khmer temple complex in southern Laos. It is located at the base of mount Phu Kao, some 6 km from the Mekong river in Champasak province. There was a temple on the site as early as the 5th century, but the surviving structures date from the 11th to 13th centuries. The temple has a unique structure, in which the elements lead to a shrine where a linga was bathed in water from a mountain spring.

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Located at 14.85 105.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Laos, Hindu temples in Laos, World Heritage Sites in Laos

Champasak Stadium

The Champasak Stadium or Champassack Stadium is a newly built football stadium in Pakse, Laos. It is the home of Champasak FC and it is located just north of the Daoruang Market. It has blue and green tribunes and a proper running track around the field. The stadium is sometimes used for ceremonies and concerts. in 2010, when it had a seating capacity of 5,000, it was expanded. The stadium now holds up to 11,000 people.

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Located at 15.12 105.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Football venues in Laos