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Luang Prabang

American  
[lwahng prah-bahng] / ˈlwɑŋ prɑˈbɑŋ /

Luang Prabang British  
/ luːˈæŋ prɑːˈbæŋ /

noun

  1. a market town in N Laos, on the Mekong River: residence of the monarch of Laos (1946–75). Pop: 26 400 (2003 est)

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“In isolation, the potential transboundary harmful effects due to the Luang Prabang hydropower project may not be substantial,” the river commission said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

"Lao is very good to travel, but not good to live in," says Sen, a 19-year-old working as a receptionist in a hotel in Luang Prabang in northern Laos.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023

The eight-day Highlights of Laos tour, starting at $940 a person, visits the French colonial city of Luang Prabang, the capital city of Vientiane and the limestone mountains around rural Vang Vieng.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2022

A few years ago, I spent a day weaving and dyeing silk in Luang Prabang, Laos at Ock Pop Tock, a riverside collective where village women produce beautiful, fair-trade textiles.

From National Geographic • Jan. 8, 2021

Lieutenant Garnier found cowries nowhere in use north of Luang Prabang; and among the Kakhyens in Western Yun nan these shells are used only for ornament.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry