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Awakened from a long slumber brought on by decades of war and revolution, Luang Prabang, made a Unesco World Heritage city for both its beautiful buildings and the serenity of its natural surrounds, has become Lao PDR's foremost tourist showpiece.
Encircled by mountains and set 700m above sea level at the confluence of the Nam Khan (Khan River) and the Mekong River, the city's mix of gleaming temple roofs, crumbling French provincial architecture and multi-ethnic inhabitants tends to enthral even the most jaded travellers.
Fast Facts
Population
26,000
Currency
Name: Kip
Code: LAK
Symbol: KN
Electrical Plugs
230V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Lao
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +7
Country Dialing Code
+856
Weights & Measures
Metric
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