Wat Phra That Phanom
A wat near the Mekong in That Phanom whose tall white and gold chedi is said to hold the breastbone of the Buddha. It is the most important Buddhist site in Nakhon Phanom province, and a week-long festival each year brings thousands of pilgrims to the town.
- Where
- That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 16.9428, 104.7242
Get the Wat Phra That Phanom stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Wat Phra That Phanom. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Nakhon Phanom volume with your photos and a note.
Near Wat Phra That Phanom
Sirindhorn Museum 131 km
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Wat Phu Tok 160 km
A meditation wat built up the sides of a lone sandstone mountain in Bueng Kan. Wooden walkways cling to the cliffs, climbing level by level past caves and shrines, with the plains of the northeast spread out below.
Ban Chiang Archaeological Site 160 km
A village in the Udon Thani countryside where digs from 1966 onwards turned up red-painted pottery, bronze made on the spot and more than a hundred burials. The finds have been studied for clues to the farming, diet and health of the people who lived here, and the site has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1992.
Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park 165 km
A national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site of limestone mountains and forest on the border with Laos, about 500 kilometres south of Hanoi. Beneath it lie hundreds of caves, among them Son Doong, the largest known cave in the world.
Paradise Cave 172 km
A 31 kilometre cave found by a local man in 2005 and surveyed by British cave explorers, longer than nearby Phong Nha Cave. A wooden walkway leads visitors through chambers up to 72 metres high, hung with pale limestone formations.
Hin Sam Wan 175 km
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Son Doong Cave 176 km
The world's largest natural cave, deep in the forest of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park near the Laos border. Its chambers are big enough to hold their own jungle and clouds, and only small guided expeditions are allowed inside.
Phong Nha Cave 180 km
A river cave in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, 7,729 metres long with 14 grottoes and an underground river. Boats carry visitors in from the Son River along the first stretch of its passages.
Questions
Where is Wat Phra That Phanom?
Wat Phra That Phanom is in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sirindhorn Museum (131 km), Wat Phu Tok (160 km), Ban Chiang Archaeological Site (160 km).
How do I get the Wat Phra That Phanom stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Wat Phra That Phanom and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nakhon Phanom volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Wat Phra That Phanom before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nakhon Phanom volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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