Plain of Jars officially celebrated as Laos third world heritage site


The jars are thought to be 2,500 -3,000 years old. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network) Celebrations took place in Xieng Khuang province on Tuesday (Nov 29) to formally mark Unesco’s listing of the Plain of Jars as Laos’ third world heritage site.

The formal declaration of the Plain of Jars as a world heritage site took place during the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, on July 10, 2019.

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