Buon Don village in Vietnam

Buon Don village

Type	village

Owner
Address	Buon Don village
Place	Krong Na commune
District	Buon Don District
Province	Dak Lak Province
Region	Vietnam Western Higlands
Country	Vietnam

Directors

Key People	-1938: Y Thu Knul (elephant owner)

Veterinarians

Elephant department

Head keepers of elephants	1938-1941: R’Leo Knul (chief mahout) 1941-2012: Ama Kong (chief mahout)

Elephant keepers	-: Y Kong Knul -: H'Bup Eban -: Kham Phet Lao -1941: Kham Phet Lao
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Description

Buon Don village, located at Buon Don village, in Krong Na commune, Vietnam .

Comments / picturesBuon Don village was founded by by the elephant king Y Thu Knul.

Don Village is located approximately 42km northwest of Buon Ma Thuot in Krong Na Commune, Buon Don District, Dak Lak Province close to the Cambodian border. From center of Buon Ma Thuot, you can catch a bus every 30 minutes to go to Buon Don (Ban Don). Note that you should wait for the bus at Coop Mart in order to have a seat. Otherwise, the bus is normally full.

Buon Don village in Vietnam Vietnam

The grave of Y Thu Knul in the middle. A year after his death, in 1939, his nephew R'Leo Knul held the ceremony of 'grave abandoning and had a tomb built for him in the M'Nong-Laos architectural style. The tomb of R'Leo Knul himself lies next to his uncle\'s tomb. Photo: © Dan Koehl, 2012.

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Koehl, Dan (2023). Buon Don village, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1869. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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