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PHONGSALY
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LUANG
NAMTHA
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CHAMPASACK
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SAYABOULY
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SAVANNAKHET |
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OUDOMXAY
I BOLIKHAMXAY
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HOUAPHANH
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XIENG
KHOUANG
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SALAVANH |
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VIENTIANE
I VIENTIANE
CAPITAL
I SEKONG I KHAMMOUANE
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BOKEO |
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Located:
in
the
southern
of
Laos.
Total
area:
10,691
square
kilometers.
Population:
300,000.
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Districts: Salavanh,
Ta-Oy,
Toumlane,
Lakhonepheng,
Vapy,
Khongxedone,
Lao
Ngarm
and
Samouay.
Capital: Salavanh. |
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 A
southeastern
province
situated
on
the
Bolaven
Plateau
is
devoted
to
agriculture
and
nature
offering
idyllic
scenery.
A
prehistoric
site
exists
not
far
from
the
cascades
where
a
wonderful
scene
can
be
seen. |
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Salavanh
province
is
home
to
the
Phu
Xieng
Thong
National
Biodiversity
Conservation
Area,
covering
nearly
1,000
sq
km
in
the
western
part
of
the
province
next
to
the
Mekong
river.
It
is
thought
that
Asiatic
black
bear,
banteng,
clouded
leopard,
Douc
langur,
elephant,
gibbon,
guar,
Siamese
crocodile
and
tiger
and
inhabit
this
area.
Within
a
cave
huge
stone
caskets
are
piled
one
on
top
of
the
other,
province
not
only
beauty
but
interesting
thoughts
as
to
how
it
originated. |
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It's
located
on
the
Northern
edge
of
the
Bolaven
Plateau
right
beside
the
Sexet
Dam;
it's
only
10
meters
high.
The
bungalows
are
blended
into
the
embankment
surrounded
by
lush
tropical
vegetation.
A
tour
of
the
area
on
elephant
back
is
an
exotic
attraction,
or
exploring
the
ethnic
minority
villages
on
the
Bolaven
Plateau
can
provide
a
variety
of
interests. |
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