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# Town of Luang Prabang
Town of Luang Prabang · Laos

Buddhist temples and historic houses stand beside the Mekong River.

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City / localityTown of Luang Prabang

Country / geographic scopeLaos

Place typeCities

Point coordinates19.88400, 102.13500

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Town of Luang Prabang

Cultural · Inscription: 1995

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/479/)

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## Sources and accuracy
[Reference 1 · en.wikipedia.org ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luang_Prabang)

[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/479/)

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