Plain of Jars is in Laos, in Xiangkhouang Province. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Laos
City or region
Xiangkhouang Province
Coordinates
19.4311 N, 103.1525 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
47
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Luang Prabang
Laos
118.2
Ban Chiang
Thailand
210.4
Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty
Vietnam
266.5
Trà ng An
Vietnam
303.2
Van Mieu, Temple of Literature
Vietnam
331.5
The closest neighbor is Luang Prabang, 118.2 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
PlanÃcie dos Jarros
English
Plain of Jars
Español
Páramo de las tinajas
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 19.4311 N, 103.1525 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Plain of Jars: 47 sitelinks; closest neighbor Luang Prabang at 118.2 km