Vat Phou

Summary

Vat Phou is a ruins^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of ruins entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vat Phou's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[3].
• Vat Phou is located in Champasak Province^[4].
• Vat Phou is in the country of Laos^[5].
• Vat Phou is on the body of water Mekong River^[6].
• Vat Phou's image is recorded as Main path lined with stone pillars to the ruined Khmer Hindu temple of Wat Phou, Champasak, Laos.jpg^[7].
• Vat Phou's instance of is recorded as ruins^[8].
• Vat Phou's instance of is recorded as Hindu temple^[9].
• Vat Phou's instance of is recorded as temple complex^[10].
• Vat Phou's instance of is recorded as Buddhist site^[11].
• Vat Phou's location is recorded as Champasak^[12].
• Vat Phou's part of is recorded as Champasak cultural landscape^[13].
• Vat Phou's Commons category is recorded as Wat Phou^[14].
• Vat Phou's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 14.848916666666666, 'lon': 105.81572222222222}^[15].
• Vat Phou's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07c8ct^[16].
• Vat Phou's official website is recorded as http://www.vatphu-champasak-laos.com/^[17].
• Vat Phou's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[18].
• Vat Phou's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1652272^[19].
• Vat Phou's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 7059175^[20].
• Vat Phou's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lo', 'text': 'ວັດ ພູ'}^[21].
• Vat Phou's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2669297^[22].
• Vat Phou's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1902364^[23].
• Vat Phou's museum-digital place ID is recorded as 60077^[24].
• Vat Phou's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/ddc123a7-9b79-48bc-aaae-157c029a3318^[25].

Body

Geography

Vat Phou is in the country of Laos^[5]. It is located in Champasak Province^[4]. It is on the body of water Mekong River^[6]. Its part of is recorded as Champasak cultural landscape^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ruins^[8], Hindu temple^[9], temple complex^[10], and Buddhist site^[11]. Vat Phou's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[18]. Its religion is recorded as Hinduism^[3].

Why It Matters

Vat Phou ranks in the top 5% of ruins entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]