Laos map quiz
Explore cities and landmarks of Laos!
Quizzes in this pack
Laos: cities, landmarks.
| Cities | 8 questions |
| Landmarks | 8 questions |
Sample questions
- Capital city on the banks of the Mekong River directly opposite Thailand, one of the quietest and most relaxed capital cities in Southeast Asia
- Answer: Vientiane
- UNESCO-listed former royal capital at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers, famous for its morning Buddhist alms-giving ceremony and gilded temple architecture
- Answer: Luang Prabang
- Second largest city in the central lowlands, a sleepy Mekong River town with French colonial architecture and the Friendship Bridge crossing to Mukdahan in Thailand
- Answer: Savannakhet
- Southern city at the confluence of the Mekong and Xe Don rivers, the gateway to the Bolaven Plateau coffee region and the 4,000 Islands archipelago of the far south
- Answer: Pakse
- Adventure town between Vientiane and Luang Prabang surrounded by dramatic karst limestone peaks, famous for its cave systems, tubing on the Nam Song River, and hot air balloon rides
- Answer: Vang Vieng
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Plain of Jars
Xiangkhouang Plateau
The Plain of Jars is scattered with thousands of huge stone jars, some up to about 3 metres tall, made around 2,000 years ago. Most researchers think they were used for burials. The area was heavily bombed in the 1960s and 1970s, and only cleared paths are safe to walk.
- Height
- Up to about 3 m
Kuang Si Falls
South of Luang Prabang
Kuang Si Falls tumble about 50 metres down a series of limestone steps into turquoise pools in the jungle south of Luang Prabang. Near the entrance is a sanctuary for Asian black bears rescued from poachers.
- Drop
- About 50 m
Pha That Luang
Vientiane
Pha That Luang in Vientiane is a great gold-covered stupa, a Buddhist monument built over holy relics, and the national symbol of Laos, shown on its coat of arms. The present stupa goes back to the 1500s under King Setthathirath, and every November it hosts the That Luang festival.
- Height
- About 45 m
Bolaven Plateau
Southern Laos
The Bolaven Plateau is a cool, fertile highland around 1,000 metres up in southern Laos, where much of the country's coffee is grown. Rivers drop off its edges in tall waterfalls such as Tad Fane, whose twin streams fall about 120 metres.
- Drop
- Tad Fane about 120 m
Pak Ou Caves
North of Luang Prabang
The Pak Ou Caves are two caves in a limestone cliff above the Mekong, where the Nam Ou joins it. They are filled with thousands of small Buddha statues left by pilgrims over centuries, and visitors arrive by boat from Luang Prabang.
- Did you know?
- At the Lao New Year, people come to wash the statues
Kong Lor Cave
Khammouane Province
Kong Lor Cave is a river cave about 7.5 km long running right through a limestone mountain. Boats with headlamps carry visitors through the dark along the river Nam Hinboun, under ceilings up to about 100 metres high.
- Length
- About 7.5 km
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