Viengxay
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Viengxay is a town in northeastern Laos renowned for its extensive cave system that served as the Pathet Lao’s underground stronghold during the Laotian Civil War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| country | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
logistics center for Pathet Lao
ⓘ
refuge for civilians during bombing ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
karst landscape
ⓘ
limestone mountains ⓘ |
| governedBy | Houaphanh provincial authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Viengxay Caves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cave hospitals ⓘ cave living quarters ⓘ cave meeting halls ⓘ cave schools ⓘ former Pathet Lao command caves ⓘ |
| hasBuiltStructure | visitor information center for caves ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
small-scale agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature | extensive cave system ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
guesthouses for visitors
ⓘ
local market ⓘ |
| hasNameInLao | ວຽງໄຊ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
revolutionary base area
ⓘ
underground headquarters of Pathet Lao leadership ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
cave tourism
ⓘ
war history tourism ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important national historic site of Laos ⓘ |
| historicalAffiliation | Pathet Lao-controlled zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | aerial bombardment during Laotian Civil War ⓘ |
| knownFor | cave system used as Pathet Lao underground stronghold ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Lao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Houaphanh Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern Laos ⓘ |
| near | Sam Neua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viengxay District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
historic center of Lao revolutionary movement
ⓘ
symbol of Pathet Lao resistance ⓘ |
| religion | Theravada Buddhism (majority) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indochina Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
road link to Sam Neua
ⓘ
road link to Vietnamese border ⓘ |
| usedBy | Pathet Lao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Laotian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +7 ⓘ |
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