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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 -: H'Bup Eban -: Y Kong Knul -: Kham Phet Lao -1941: Kham Phet Lao Record history
History of updates 2022-02-13
Latest document update 2022-02-13 12:11:17
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Description
Buon Don village, located at Buon Don village, in Krong Na commune, Vietnam
.
Comments / pictures Buon 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.
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.References for records about Buon Don village
Recommended Citation Koehl, Dan (2025). 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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