A group of people from Det Udom moved to Ban Chanla Na Dom of Champassak during the reign of King Mongkut.

As the area of Det Udom was very large, the governor of Ubon Ratchathani proposed to the government to establish a minor district (king amphoe).

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nam Khun, Det Udom, Na Chaluai of Ubon Ratchathani Province, Champasak of Laos and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.

It is also a place of discovery Narai Banthomsin, the ancient stone carving of Narayana (Vishnu) reclines on the back of seven-headed shesha over a cosmic ocean from the 700 to 800 century.

The walk up to the mountaintop to perform the ritual takes about 4–5 hours, along the Dom Pradit River through many bends amidst the natural forest.