Pakxe

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The Champasak Palace Hotel, Pakxe, formerly the palace of the King of Champasak
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The Bridge over the Mekong, Pakxe
Pakse (French Paksé) (population 70,000) is a city in southern Laos, situated at the confluence of the Xedone and Mekong Rivers. It is the largest city in Champasak province and is the gateway to the Bolovens Plateau. It was formerly the capital of the Lao Kingdom of Champasak, which was abolished in 1946 when the Kingdom of Laos was formed. Since the construction of a bridge over the Mekong (built with Japanese aid), allowing road traffic with Ubon Ratchathani in Thailand, Pakxe has become the commercial centre of southern Laos. Bangkok Airways is planning to start international flights from Bangkok to Pakse Airport.

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ສັນຕິພາບ ເອກະລາດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ເອກະພາບ
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Mekong (Mae Nam Khong)
Láncāng Jiāng, Mae Khaung, Mènam Khong
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Champasak (or Champasak, Lao ຈໍາປາສັກ) is a province in the south-west Laos, at the boundary to Thailand and Cambodia. It is one of the three principalities that succeeded the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang.
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Kingdom of Champasak (1713-1946) was a kingdom in southern Laos that broke away from the Lan Xang kingdom in 1713. The Kingdom of Champasak prospered at the beginning the 18th century, but it was reduced to a vassal state of Siam before the century had passed.
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Kingdom of Laos was a sovereign state from 1953 until December 1975, when Communists overthrew the government and created the Lao People's Democratic Republic.[1]
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Ubon Ratchathani (Thai อุบลราชธานี) is a city in the south-east of the Isan region of Thailand. It is known as Ubon (Thai อุบล) for short. The name means "Royal Land Lotus Blossom.
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Anthem
Phleng Chat
Royal anthem
Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami

Capital
(and largest city) Bangkok [1]

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PG ICAO
BKP Callsign
BANGKOK AIR
Founded 1968 (As Sahakol Air)
Hubs Suvarnabhumi Airport
Focus cities Koh Samui Airport
Frequent flyer program Flyer Bonus
Member lounge Departures Lounge
Fleet size 16
Destinations 24
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geographic coordinate system enables every location on the earth to be specified by the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system aligned with the spin axis of the Earth.
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