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  Guide to Laos: Vientiane / Luang Prabang / Plain of Jars / Saravan / Chiangkhong
Huaphanh province, a mysterious, beautiful and abundant land, is situated in the North East of Laos, bodered by Xieng Khuang and LuangPrabang to the west and Vietnam to the East.
This mountainous northern province is wedged between Luang Prabang in the east, Phongsaly in the north east, sayaboury in the south and china sharing a small northern borders.
Vientiane and Xieng Khouang province lie to the north, Khammouane province to the south.
www.asia-discovery.com /Laosattractions.htm   (3057 words)

  
 Laos Travel Tips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Luang Namtha province is located in the northwest of Laos, bordered by Myanmar in the northwest, China to the north, Oudomsay province to the southeast, and Bokeo province to the southwest.
Sayaboury is situated in the northwest of Laos, sharing borders with Vientiane province and Luang Prabang province in the east, and Thailand in the west.
This mountainous northern province is wedged between Luang Prabang in the east, Phongsali in the northeast, Sayaboury in the South and China sharing a small northern borders.
www.southtravels.com /asia/laos/traveltips/provinces.html   (1728 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Vientiane
Vientiane, estimated population 140,000 (1990), is the capital of Laos.
Vientiane is located in the Vientiane prefecture (kampheng nakhon Vientiane).
There is also the Vientiane province - the prefecture was split off from the province in 1989.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Vientiane   (217 words)

  
 Welcome to ann tours
Vientiane attractiveness is located in the old town located along the Mekong River, ancient temples and tree lined boulevards that used to be a fortified wall against foreign invasions.
Vientiane’s sophistication in with galleries, theatres, nightclubs was influenced by it’s foreign predecessor.
Situated in the center of Vientiane prefecture, this Victory Gate, also known as Anousavali was constructed in 1958, its architecture was inspired from the Arce de Triomph in Paris and incorporates the typical laos motifs including Kinnari, the Mythical bird-woman.
www.anntours.com /ll1.htm   (786 words)

  
 Vientiane Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sharing border with Vientiane Municipality, Luang Prabang, Xieng Khounag and Bolikhamsay provinces, Vientiane province has a total population of 305000.
Vientiane province is divided into nine districts: Phonhong, Thourakhom, Keo Oudom, Feuang, VangVieng, Kasy, Saysomboon, Hom and Sanakham.
VangVieng is a scenic district of Vientiane province, enjoying excellent weather with breath-taking views of rock and limestone mountains (Pha Tang, Phatto Nokham), caves and rock outcrops overhanging the Xong River.
www.laoembassy.com /discover/sites/vientiane.htm   (279 words)

  
 Travel to Vientiane tours tour operator Vientiane - Information about Vientianes and Laos
Vientiane, the largest city in the country, is the National capital of Laos.
The monument of king Sayasetthathirat who found Vientiane as the Capital of Lanexang kingdom is installed in front of the stupa is painted of golden color.
Vientiane's That Luang stupa is the most impressive and biggest stupa in Lao, featured on the Lao insignia.
www.threeland.com /Vientiane.htm   (1162 words)

  
 Laos
Most LEC members are concentrated in the Vientiane municipality, in the provinces of Vientiane, Sayaboury, Luang Prabang, Xieng Khouang, Bolikhamsai, Savannakhet, Champassak, Attapeu, and in the former Saisomboun Special Zone, but smaller congregations were found throughout the country.
The small Seventh-day Adventist Church, confined to a handful of congregations in Vientiane and in Bokeo Province, reported no government interference in its activities in recent years, and its members appeared to be free to practice their faith.
Between 1999 and 2001 local authorities closed approximately twenty of Vientiane Province's sixty LEC churches, primarily in Hin Hoep, Feuang, and Vang Vieng Districts, and approximately sixty-five LEC churches in Savannakhet and Luang Prabang provinces.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71346.htm   (6172 words)

  
 Laos Tour Operator Provides Laos Holiday Package for Laos Travel
Luang Namtha province is located in the northwest of Laos, bordered by Myanmar in the northwest, China to the north, Oudomsay province to the southeas......
Sayaboury is situated in the northwest of Laos, sharing borders with Vientiane province and Luang Prabang province in the east, and Thailand in the we......
The province enclosed by Vietnam to the north, east and south-east, Xieng- khuang to the south-west and Luang Prabang to the west.
www.batours.com /search_destination_map.asp?country=Laos   (491 words)

  
 Attapeu province - Laos
Attapeu province is mountainous, and is bordering Cambodia and Vietnam
The mountainous province is bordering Cambodia to the south and Vietnam to the east.
Ho Chi Minh trail passes Sekong and Attapeu provinces and thus were bombed heavily by the USA during the last Indochina war.
www.khamla.com /provinces/18   (155 words)

  
 VIENTIANE POLITICAL TROUBLE
Second cause was the Vientiane and Hanoi's secret agreement for a new borderline, which has been set effective this year, the year 2000.
Chandy Yang in Oudomsay Province; the Governor of Sayaburi Province; and Mr.
Sivongya Yangyongyia, one of Vientiane's suspects to Hanoi for official talk, Hanoi knows very well that if Hmongs in Xieng Khouang up-rise against Vientiane both Vientiane and Hanoi must face a cold war not only in Laos but also in Vietnam.
www.geocities.com /hmongvoice/Vientiane_Political_Trouble.htm   (1609 words)

  
 Special Reports and Alerts - Laos
Vientiane Municipality, Vientiane Province, Bolikhamxay and Khammouane face large shortages, with the other two traditional surplus areas, likely to have a reduced level of surplus.
The Mission estimated the output in the flood affected provinces to be between 9 and 49 percent lower than the target as a result of the flooding.
Past experience suggests that in many provinces, NGO involvement in emergency food distribution can be useful as members of the civil service can not devote much time and attention to an emergency operations, due to other responsibilities.
www.fao.org /WAICENT/faoinfo/economic/giews/english/alertes/laos.htm   (3460 words)

  
 Laos Package Tour - Grand Tour,  15 days
LUANG NAM THA: the provincial capital of Luang Namtha Province, this town is expanding rapidly in its role as a center for commerce between China, Thailand and Laos.
Provincial capital of Luang Nam Tha Province, this town is expanding rapidly in its role as a centre for commerce between China, Thailand and Laos.
VANG VIENG: A scenic district in Vientiane Province.
www.traveller2000.com /package_tours/laos/private_basis/LAO-T-09.htm   (1872 words)

  
 Vientiane Times 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Vientiane Mayor Bounheaung Duangprachan said that this is a big event for domestic producers, which indicates the expansion of the economy and the self-sufficiency of the country.
Distribution is from Sysavath village (Vientiane) and the distillery is in Khamsavath village, Xaysettha district.
In Vientiane municipality and province the reservoirs of the Nam Houm, Nam Xouang, Nam Cheng, and Houay Xaymoun were built, while in Champassak province the reservoir of Houay Vang Hae was installed.
www.laoembassy.com /vtimes/year2000/April2000.htm   (4714 words)

  
 LSMD PROFILE
I was a resident of Phonhong village, Phonhong City, Vientiane Province.
I was a resident at Kountatha Village, Sikhottabong City, Vientiane province.
I was born on December 4, 1976 at Sengsavang Village, Vangvieng City, and Vientiane Province.
www.angelfire.com /va2/FreeLao/profile.html   (4704 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
5) The average village poppy area per province (4) was multiplied by the number of villages cultivating opium poppy in the province obtained in the baseline.
For the 11 northern provinces, the number of addicts was estimated at 62,895 persons.
At the provincial level, the province of Luang Prabang ranked first in number of addicts but the highest addiction rate was observed in Phongsaly.
www.unodc.org /laopdr/report_2000-10-31_1_page003.html?print=yes   (1738 words)

  
 Travel to Borikhamsay Bolikhamsai Khamouane tours tour operator Borikhamsay Bolikhamsai Khammouane Laos - Information ...
Borikhamsay (or Bolikhamsai) province is located in the central Laos in the narrow "neck" with moderately high mountains sloping south west INTO the Mekong River valley.
Khammouane is situated in the central part of Lao PDR with an area of moderately high mountains sloping down to the Mekong valley.
The Khammouane Limestone is a maze of limestone karst peaks forming a stone forest of caves, rivers and pristine jungle.
www.threeland.com /Borikhamsay_khammouane.htm   (580 words)

  
 Issue 22
Vientiane province's Thoulakhom District has a new attraction for nature lovers under an hour’s drive from the capital’s city centre.
The villagers, who are keen to promote ecotourism in the area, protect the lake and its winged inhabitants from the menace of poachers and the Vientiane province Women's Union are assisting by constructing a bird watching tower for the convenience of visitors.
The province has finished construction of a 40km road leading to the cave site and has set up a shop area at the site for local people to sell handicraft products.
www.exotissimo.com /newsletter/Issue22/page7.htm   (469 words)

  
 Province
Capital : Namtha Luangnamtha is a northern province bordering on China and Myanmar.
The province’s combination of environmental, social, historical and development factors has made it a great...
9 Districts: Chanthabuly, Sikhottabong, Xaysetha, Sisattanak, Naxaithong, Xaythany, Hadxaifong, Sangthong and Mayparkngum Capital: Vientiane Municipality Vientiane Municipality is the capital of Laos and shares its border with Thaila...
www.inlao.net /AboutLao/Province.aspx   (526 words)

  
 Vientiane Times 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Vientiane computer operators were happy this week after they arrived at their offices and found their computers operated smoothly -Y2K did not play any roles in Laos.
A foundation-stone-laying ceremony was held on December 26 for the second cement plant in Vang Vieng district, Vientiane province.
This was followed by performances by province young pioneers and youth; dance troupes of Paksane district, the province women's union, the districts of Thaphabath, Viengthong, Park Kading, and Borikhanh, and school students.
www.laoembassy.com /vtimes/year2000/jan2000.htm   (4781 words)

  
 Vientiane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other administrative entities see Vientiane Prefecture and Vientiane Province.
The name of the city is derived from Pāli, the literary language of Theravada Buddhism, and its original meaning was "The king's grove of sandalwood", this tree being prized for its fragrance in classical India.
The national memorial, Patuxay, was built on the cpaital's main north-south avenue in the 1960s to celebrate the independence struggle.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vientiane   (687 words)

  
 Laos in brief
The highest population density in Laos is in Vientiane municipality, with 149 per square kilometre, while the lowest population density is in Saysomboun Special Zone, at 8 per square kilometre.
The administration is run by province Governors, and the municipality by a mayor; each district has a chief administrator, and each village a chief.
To date, the length of roads in the country totals 24,000 km, an average annual increase of 11 percent, of which 3,900 km are asphalted roads, an average annual increase of 12 percent.
www.un.int /lao/laos_in_brief.htm   (5312 words)

  
 VientianeTimes_Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
THE Lao Trademark Agency in conjunction with Savannakhet province on Friday held a meeting on the dissemination of the Prime Minister’s decree and regulations regarding intellectual property rights and their protection.
VIENTIANE’s new public library will open its doors to readers this week, after plans to open earlier in the month were delayed, according to an official from the Vientiane Information Department.
Additionally, the first to eighth Party Congress proceedings that were published in Vientiane Times, comprising both documentary and PDF files, have been recorded on CDROM and are now available at the Vientiane Times office.
www.vientianetimes.org.la   (820 words)

  
 Vientiane travel guide with guesthouse and hotel reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
For many years Vientiane was a sleepy backwater capital of an equally backwater state, but, as the country has slowly opened up to foreign investment and tourism, Vientiane has gone through vast changes and continues to expand.
Vientiane may lack the overwhelming charm of Luang Prabang, but it still has enough sights and attractions to garner interest for a few days, and, with an international airport and an easy overland route into Thailand, this remains one of the primary gateways into Laos.
North of Vientiane lies the backpacker and independent traveller magnet of Vang Vieng -- a village that became a tourist town in way too short a period of time.
www.travelfish.org /province/laos/vientiane_and_surrounds/vientiane   (544 words)

  
 ~ laoconnection.com - Advice Column
Vientiane Municipality (or prefecture) is the most densely populated geo-political area in Laos.
Aside from the province and municipality, there is also Vientiane city.
Having said that, Vientiane has quite a mix of people from all over the country.
laoconnection.com /advice_040130.htm   (332 words)

  
 Rickettsial Infections and Fever, Vientiane, Laos | CDC EID
Outside Vientiane City and Province, patients with scrub typhus came from Houaphanh and Borikhamxay Provinces, and patients with murine typhus came from Borikhamxay and Luang Prabang Provinces.
The frequency of rickettsioses was lower in patients in Kathmandu, with serologic evidence of acute infection with murine typhus in 11% and scrub typhus in 3%.
Only 11% of the Lao population live in the relatively urbanized areas of Vientiane City, and the results of this study are unlikely to be applicable to the rest of the country, which is diverse in geography and ethnicity.
www.cdc.gov /ncidod/EID/vol12no02/05-0900.htm   (4063 words)

  
 Oudomxai province - Laos
The ruggedly hilly province is sandwished between Phongsali on the north, Luang Prabang on the east, Luang Namtha and Bokeo on the west, and Xayabouri on the south.
Muang Xai, the capital of the province in the northern section, is the junction of the highways connecting the Lao northern provinces: Phongsali, Luang Namtha, Bokeo and Luang Prabang.
Better roads are on the northern part of the province, while in the southern part people depend more on the river travel.
www.khamla.com /provinces/4   (242 words)

  
 VientianeTimes.com -- The Gateway to Democracy!
Vientiane streets are set to become safer with the city receiving new traffic management equipment on Wednesday, including street lights and traffic signals.
A solemn meeting was held this morning at the National Cultural Palace in Vientiane capital city of Laos to welcome Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, and his delegation, who are on an official visit to Laos from Oct. 10-13.
All drivers in Vientiane need to be aware of the speed limits to avoid being fined.
www.vientianetimes.com /Headlines.html   (4677 words)

  
 Vientiane travel and information guide
Busy and hectic in comparison to the rest of the country, it is quiet compared with any other city in Asia.
Vientiane, as all of Lao's major cities, is situated on the Mekong river which forms the lifeline of the country.
Vientiane is the hub for all travel in the country.
www.visit-laos.com /where/vientiane   (191 words)

  
 Laos travel and tourists information
Mekong river serves as Laos border with Myanmar and Thailand for the most part, and is an important transport route in the region.
The country is divided into 17 provinces and a municipality.
In Vientiane province (and Vientiane municipality) the highest and lowest mean temperatures recorded between 1998 and 2003 are 38ºC (April mid-day) and 18ºC (January morning) respectively.
www.asterism.info /laos/index.html   (619 words)

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