3 images

Vientiane

Vientiane is the capital city of Laos. Comprising the 5 urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture, the city is located on the banks of the Mekong, close to the border with Thailand. Vientiane was the administrative capital during French rule. The city had a population of 840,000 as of the 2023 census. Pha That Luang, an icon of Buddhism, is located in Vientiane. Other Buddhist temples can be found there, such as Haw Phra Kaew, which formerly housed the Emerald Buddha.

e: 60272881543132966

wikidata.org 0 views · 3w ago

big_city City largest_city Laos

Back to thing_20260530

Strings (7)

str_k__gdb_alternateName
str.gdb:alternateName
Bientani|Viangchan|Vientane|Wei-t'ien|Viang chan|Vyentyan|Wiangcan|Vienchan|Viengchan|Nakhon Viangchan|Vien Chang|Vieng-C??n|urban Vientiane
str_k__gdb_geoNamesId
str.gdb:geoNamesId
1651944
str_k__gdb_image
str.gdb:image
20171118 Vientiane 3220 DxO.jpg
str_k__gdb_imageCoatOfArms
str.gdb:imageCoatOfArms
Vientiane Emblem.png
str_k__gdb_imageLocatorMap
str.gdb:imageLocatorMap
Laos-Karte.png
str_k__gdb_openStreetMapRelationId
str.gdb:openStreetMapRelationId
6979808
str_k__rdfs_comment
str.rdfs:comment
Vientiane is the capital city of Laos. Comprising the 5 urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture, the city is located on the banks of the Mekong, close to the border with Thailand. Vientiane was the administrative capital during French rule. The city had a population of 840,000 as of the 2023 census. Pha That Luang, an icon of Buddhism, is located in Vientiane. Other Buddhist temples can be found there, such as Haw Phra Kaew, which formerly housed the Emerald Buddha.

Vientiane

Strings (7)

URIs (7)