Louangphabang (also Luang Prabang, Lao ຫລວງພະບາງ) is a province of Laos, located in the north of the country. Royal palace museum of Luang Prabang. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... A geocode is a geographical code to identify a point or area at the surface of the earth. ... Image File history File links Map of Laos highlighting the province Luang Phrabang File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Luang Prabang became the first capital of Laos in the 14th. century when King Fa Ngum returned from Cambodia where he and his father were exiled by the previous king, Fa Ngum's grandfather. Fa Ngum had the support of the Kingdom in Siem Reap and brought with him thousands of soldiers and so established his kingsom. Luang Prabang was previously known as Muang Sawa, but changed name after Cambodia sent the precious gold Buddha the Prabang as a gift. The Prabang is today the symbol of the town and a copy is at display at the museum. The real one was sent off to the Soviet Union in the seventees to settle debt.
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