Champasak (town)
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Champasak or Muang Champassak (Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a small town in southern Laos, on the west bank of the Mekong River about 40 km south of Pakse, the capital of Champasak Province. It is the seat of the Champasak district (muang).[1]
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,[1] but the last King of Champasak had his palace in Pakse. Today the town is very small, consisting mostly of guesthouses along the riverbank, catering to tourists visiting the Vat Phou temple ruins some 10 km away.[2][3]
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- ↑ a b Britannica.com: Champasak (town)
- ↑ Vat Phu Champassak World Heritage Department: Vat Phu Champassak. The Temple of the Mountain. 2012, Template:ISBN
- ↑ UNESCO: World Heritage Convention - Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape
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