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# Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
Champasak · Laos

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2001.

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Reference localityChampasak

Country / geographic scopeLaos

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates14.84833, 105.82222

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape

Cultural · Inscription: 2001

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/481/)

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## Sources and accuracy
[Reference 1 · www.geonames.org ↗](https://www.geonames.org/1657819)

[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/481/)

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