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CulturalRef. 1587

Plain of Jars

Cultural World Heritage property in Laos, inscribed in 2019 under criterion (iii).

Plain of Jars, Laos
Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Laos
Year of inscription
2019
Criteria
iii
Area of property
175 ha
Location
Xiangkhouang Province
What it is
archaeological site, megalith
Component parts
15 (serial property)
Elevation
1,200 m
Mountain range
Annamite Range
Reference
WHC 1587 · Wikidata Q870258

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Luang Prabang, Laos118 kmLuang PrabangLaos · 1995Cultural207 kmPhu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati periodThailand · 2024CulturalBan Chiang, Thailand210 kmBan ChiangThailand · 1992CulturalCitadel of the Hồ Dynasty, Vietnam267 kmCitadel of the Hồ DynastyVietnam · 2011CulturalTràng An, Vietnam303 kmTràng AnVietnam · 2014MixedImperial Citadel of Thang Long, Vietnam332 kmImperial Citadel of Thang LongVietnam · 2010Cultural
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