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Vientiane ວຽງຈັນ | |
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Caipital Ceety | |
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  Vientiane | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′00″N 102°36′00″E / 17.96667°N 102.60000°ECoordinates: 17°58′00″N 102°36′00″E / 17.96667°N 102.60000°E | |
| Kintra | Laos |
| Settled | 9t century[1] |
| Elevation | 174 m (570 ft) |
| Population (7/2009 est) | |
| • Total | 754,000 |
Vientiane (pronounced /vjɛnˈtjɑːn/ (deprecatit template), Lao ວຽງຈັນ Wiang-jun; Thai เวียงจันทน์ Wiang-chan, IPA: [wíəŋ tɕàn]; literally "Ceety o Sandalwood") is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Laos, situatit in the Mekong River. Vientiane became the caipital in 1563 due tae fears o a Burmese invasion[2]. Durin French rule, Vientiane wis the admeenistrative caipital an due tae economic growthe in recent times, it haes acome the economic centre o Laos.
The estimatit population o the ceety is 726,000 (2007)[3] while the nummer o fowk livin in the Vientiane metropolitan aurie (the entire Vientiane Prefecture an pairts o Vientiane Province) is believed tae be ower 730,000. The ceety hostit for the first time the 25t Sootheast Asian Gemmes in December 2009 celebratin the 50 years o SEA Gemmes.
Sri Sattanak, or Sisattanak (Lao: ສີສັດຕະນາກ; Pali: श्रि शत्तनक् शिसत्तनक्), is a umwhile name o Vientiane. It is aften confused wi Sri Sattanakanahut, the Pali name o Lan Xang, the Kinrick o the Million Elephants. Sisattanak nou is the name o ane o the five destricts o the ceety Vientiane.
- ↑ "History of Vientiane Province - Lonely Planet Travel Information". Archived frae the original on 22 Julie 2015. Retrieved 31 Mairch 2012.
- ↑ "Vientiane". Farlex Encyclopedia. Archived frae the original on 23 Julie 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ↑ http://www.xist.org/cntry/laos.aspx