southern Laos
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Southern Laos is a region of Laos characterized by its rugged terrain along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, which made it a major theater of covert U.S. bombing and military operations during the Vietnam War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Laos | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | region of Laos ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Attapeu Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolaven Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Bolikhamsai Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Champasak Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakse NERFINISHED ⓘ Salavan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sekong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Si Phan Don NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantReligion | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experienced | heavy aerial bombardment during Vietnam War ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
coffee production ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Lao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mon-Khmer ethnic groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | key segment of Ho Chi Minh Trail ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Lao language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacyIssue | unexploded ordnance ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | rugged terrain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coffee plantations
ⓘ
ethnic diversity ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Laos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| partOf | Mainland Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indochina Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Ho Chi Minh Trail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mekong River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | Lao kip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasBombedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasInvolvedInConflict | Laotian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasMajorTheaterIn | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
covert U.S. bombing
ⓘ
covert U.S. military operations ⓘ |
| wasStrategicallyImportantFor |
North Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Southern Laos