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Destination: Savannakhet Province
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General Information |
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Located
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In central
part of the country |
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Total
Area
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21,774
square meters |
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Population
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850,000
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15
Districts
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Khanthabuly,
Outhoumphone, Atsaphangthong, Phine,
Sepone,
Nong,
Thapangthong, Songkhone, Champhone, Xonbuly, Xaybuly, Vilabuly,
Atsaphone,
Xayphouthong and Thaphalanxay |
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Capital
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Khanthabuly |
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Fine
French architecture bears testimony to the importance
of Savannakhet during the colonial era. The name Savannakhet means “The
land
of Fertility
Suitable for Agriculture” |
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There are 11 ethnic minorities
include Lowland Lao, Phouthai, Thai Dam,
Katang,
Mongkong, Vali, Lava, Soui, Kapo, kaleung and Ta-oi |
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Wat Inghang Temple |
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| Wat Inghang Temple
was built during the reign Sikhottabong of
King Sumitatham about 2,000 years ago and is meant to mark the place
where Lord
Buddha rested while visiting the Kingdom of Sikhottabong.
Rebuilt
in 1548 by King Saysethathirath, the temple is located at Ban Thad
Village on
Route 9 between Savannakhet-Seno at Km 12 turns right about 3
kilometers.
Festive rites are held annually and organized to coincide with the
first full
moon of the lunar calendar |
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Wat
Xayaphoum Temple |
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| Located at Ban Xayaphoum
Village
on the bank of the Mrkong
River,
Wat Xayaphom was
built in 1542, the same period of Ban Thahir or Nakham. It is the
center of the
local Buddhist people with arts and architecture dating from the
original
Savannakhet. Festive ceremonies are held for Pimai Lao and the Boat
Racing
Festival |
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Ho
Tay Pidok Library |
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library houses a collection of 200-year-old palm leaves
manuscripts written in the ancient Kham-Pali and Lao alphabets. It is
located
in Ban Nonglamchan Village,
Champhone District |
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Heuan
Hin or Stone House |
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shrine built by the ancient Khmer to the glory of their
“Sikhottabong” empire. The stone House is located in Ban Dongdokmay, 15
kilometers from Xayphouthong District or 66 kilometers from Khanthabuly,
the provincial capital |
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That
Phon Stupa |
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is also another
important religious figure found in the
Province. Constructed between the year 557 to 700, festive rites are
held
annually and are organized in the first full moon of the lunar calendar
to pay
respects to Phra Shiva and other Hindu Gods |
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Dinosaur
Fossils |
| Fossilized
dinosaur bones
were discovered at Ban Tangvay
Village, Xonbuly District in 1930. They are now housed in the Dinosaur
Exhibition Hall in Khanthabuly, the provincial capital |
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Route 9, GMS
East-West Economic Corridor |
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| Part
of the Ho Chi Minh
trail and remnants of American
tanks and warplanes can also be visited in Phin District on Route 9,
close to
the Lao Bao border checkpoint with Vientiane about 250 kilometers |
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