1) Luang prabang 
town, northern Laos. A port on the Mekong River, Louangphrabang lies 130 miles (210 km) north-northwest of Vientiane, the national capital.[5 related articles]
Buddhist religious centre in Laos, on the Mekong River at the head of river navigation; population (2007 est) 52,500. It was the capital of the kingdom of Louangphrabang, incorporated in Laos in 1946, and the royal capital of Laos 1946–75