Savannakhet Province
E558488
Savannakhet Province is a large province in central Laos known for its Mekong River border, historical trade routes, and mix of Lao, Thai, and Vietnamese cultural influences.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
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province ⓘ |
| bordersCountryAcrossRiver | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersRiver | Mekong River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Savannakhet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Thailand via Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
ⓘ
Vietnam via Route 9 ⓘ |
| contains | Savannakhet city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossBorderConnection | Mukdahan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Vientiane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Khammouane Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mukdahan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Quảng Trị Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Salavan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannakhet city NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluenceFrom |
Lao people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai people ⓘ Vietnamese people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
cross-border trade ⓘ forestry ⓘ mining ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Lao Loum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai minority ⓘ Vietnamese minority ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalInfluenceFrom | French colonial period ⓘ |
| hasNaturalFeature |
Mekong River floodplain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forested areas ⓘ |
| hasReligiousCommunity |
Christians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure | Route 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUrbanCenter | Savannakhet city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | trade hub between Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mekong River border
ⓘ
historical trade routes ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Lao language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Laos ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Mekong River ⓘ |
| partOf | Lao People’s Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | central-southern Laos ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indochina Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +7 ⓘ |
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