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Discover Ban Thong in Laos

Ban Thong in the region of Champasak is a town located in Laos - some 303 mi or ( 488 km ) South-East of Vientiane , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ban Thong

Local time in Ban Thong is now 10:51 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Vientiane " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Huế, Da Nang, Warin Chamrap, Ubon Ratchathani, and Phibun Mangsahan. When in this area, you might want to check out Huế . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ban Thong ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Diaporama sur notre découverte du Laos en janvier 2008 (part 2)

9:58 min by yeap31
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Deuxième partie: de Vientiane à la frontière cambodgienne ..

Kayaking Asia: Padding the Hin Boun and Mekong Rivers (5-5)

10:05 min by Scott Sanderson
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Interesting facts about this location

Bolaven Plateau

The Bolaven Plateau is an elevated region in southern Laos. Most of the plateau is located within Champasak Province of Laos, though the edges of the plateau are also located in Sekong and Attapeu Provinces. It is located between the Annamite Mountain Range, along which runs Laos’ eastern border with Vietnam, and the Mekong River to the west, at about {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:15|N|106|E||||| |primary |name= }}.

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Located at 15.00 106.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Plateaus of Laos

Mekong

The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia. It is the world's 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 4,350 km, and it drains an area of 795,000 km, discharging 475 km of water annually. From the Tibetan Plateau this river runs through China's Yunnan province, Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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Located at 15.11 105.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Burma–Laos border, Ecoregions, Freshwater ecoregions, Geography of Yunnan, International rivers of Asia, Isan, Laos–Thailand border, Mekong River, Rivers of Burma, Rivers of Cambodia, Rivers of China, Rivers of Laos, Rivers of Thailand, Rivers of Tibet, Rivers of Vietnam

Champasak Stadium

The Champasak Stadium or Champassack Stadium is a newly built football stadium in Pakse, Laos. It is the home of Champasak FC and it is located just north of the Daoruang Market. It has blue and green tribunes and a proper running track around the field. The stadium is sometimes used for ceremonies and concerts. in 2010, when it had a seating capacity of 5,000, it was expanded. The stadium now holds up to 11,000 people.

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Located at 15.12 105.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Football venues in Laos

Champasak Palace

Champasak Palace, in Pakse, Laos, was a former residence of the Prince of Champasak, Chao Boun Oum. It was built for Prince Boun Oum, as a residence, but he had to abandon it in 1974, before it was finished as the Royal Lao government was overthrown by the communist Pathet Lao. After the revolution, the building was completed and served as a venue for the Communist party congresses and accommodation for visiting dignitaries.

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Located at 15.12 105.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Palaces in Laos, Royal residences in Laos

Champasak (town)

Champasak is a small town in southern Laos, on the west bank of the Mekong River about 40 km south of Pakxe, the capital of Champasak Province. The town was once the seat of the Kingdom of Champasak, an independent Lao state which was abolished by the French in 1945 when they created the Kingdom of Laos, but the last King of Champasak had his palace in Pakxe.

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Located at 14.88 105.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Populated places in Champasak Province, Populated places on the Mekong River