The unique beauty of Hin Nam Nor National Park in Laos's Khammouane province
(Baohatinh.vn) - Vietnam and Laos have just officially had the first cross-border World Natural Heritage named "Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park and Hin Nam Nor National Park".
Báo Hà Tĩnh•14/07/2025
At the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO) recently held in Paris (France), UNESCO officially approved the decision to adjust the boundary of the World Natural Heritage Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park (Quang Tri province, Vietnam), including Hin Nam Nor National Park of Laos, creating the first cross-border world heritage named "Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park and Hin Nam Nor National Park". (Photo: KPL) Hin Nam Nor National Park is located in Boualapha District, Khammouane Province (a central province of Laos, bordering Ha Tinh). The UNESCO recognition of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park and Hin Nam Nor National Park as World Heritage Sites is the result of a seven-year collaboration between the two neighboring countries. (Photo: Vientiane Times) With UNESCO's decision, Laos now has four world heritage sites, in addition to: Luang Prabang Town; Vat Phou Pagoda Complex and Plain of Jars. (Photo: Vientiane Times) Hin Nam Nor National Park covers an area of over 94,000 hectares. Together with Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Hin Nam Nor National Park forms one of the most outstanding and intact karst landscapes and ecosystems in the world. (Photo: GIZ ProFEB/Paul Williams)
Notably, Son Doong Cave (Quang Tri) and Xe Bang Fai Cave (Kham Muon) contain the world's largest recorded cave passage in terms of diameter and continuity. In the photo: Inside Xe Bang Fai Cave. (Source: Daily Mail) Xe Bang Fai Cave in Hin Nam Nor National Park is about 6.4 km long. Formed by the Xe Bang Fai River, the cave is named after this river. (Photo: Daily Mail)
Many places in Xe Bang Fai Cave have stalagmites and stalactites tens of meters high. The cave was discovered by a group of French explorers in 1905. (Photo: Daily Mail)
While Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park is home to more than 2,700 plant species and 800 vertebrate species, Hin Nam Nor has recorded more than 1,500 plant species and 536 vertebrate species, including the Giant Hunting Spider - the world's largest spider by leg span and endemic to Khammouane Province. In the photo: Red-shanked douc langur and its young at Hin Nam Nor National Park. (Photo: Hin Nam Nor National Park Management Board) In Xe Bang Fai Cave in Hin Nam Nor National Park, a lush green forest thrives at the entrance to the cave. The management of the cross-border heritage has been agreed upon by Vietnam and Laos for many years with protection and law enforcement activities. The Lao Minister of Culture expressed pride in this event, pledging to work closely with Vietnam to manage the heritage. (Photo: Daily Mail)VIDEO: The unique beauty of Hin Nam Nor National Park in Laos's Khammouane province (Source: Hinnamno.org)
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