Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1992
Size of heritage: 30 ha
- Buffer zone: 760 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 103,358°
Latitude: 17,549°

About

Ban Chiang is considered the most important prehistoric settlement so far discovered in South-East Asia. It marks an important stage in human cultural, social and technological evolution. The site presents the earliest evidence of farming in the region and of the manufacture and use of metals.


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Near airports
Udon Thani Airport
Medium airport - 39 mi (64 km) Sakon Nakhon Airport
Medium airport - 56 mi (90 km) Wattay International Airport
Medium airport - 61 mi (98 km) Khon Kaen Airport
Medium airport - 84 mi (135 km) Nakhon Phanom Airport
Medium airport - 85 mi (138 km) Thakhek Airport
Small airport - 96 mi (154 km) Roi Et Airport
Medium airport - 103 mi (166 km) Loei Airport
Medium airport - 108 mi (174 km) Angkor International Airport
Large airport - 287 mi (463 km) Noi Bai International Airport
Large airport - 300 mi (483 km) Don Mueang International Airport
Large airport - 311 mi (501 km) Suvarnabhumi Airport
Large airport - 319 mi (513 km)
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