Ban Phanom is a village in
Luang Prabang Province,
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
. It is located east of
Luang Prabang
Luang Phabang, ( Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or ''Louangphabang'' (pronounced ), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r) ...
. The
Lue Lue or LUE may refer to:
People
* Andrew Lue (born 1992), Canadian retired football player
* Cachet Lue (born 1997), Canadian-born Jamaican footballer
* Lue Gim Gong (1860–1925), Chinese-American horticulturalist
* Lee Lue (1935–1969), Laotian ...
peoples of this village are noted in particular for their cotton and silk weaving.
Sale to tourists is now of prime importance to the local economy. Nearby is the
Tomb of Mouhot
Alexandre Henri Mouhot (May 15, 1826 — November 10, 1861) was a French naturalist and explorer of the mid-19th century. He was born in Montbéliard, Doubs, France, near the Swiss border, but spent his childhood in Russia and, possibly, part ...
, where
Henri Mouhot lies.
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Populated places in Luang Prabang Province