Savannakhet - General Information HTML clipboardLocated : In central part of the country Total Area: 21,774 square meters Population: 850,000
Dinosaur Fossils HTML clipboardFossilized dinosaur bones were discovered
at Ban Tangvay Village, Xonbuly District in 1930. They are now housed in the
Dinosaur Exhibition Hall in Khanthabuly, the provincial capital.
Heuan Hin or Stone House HTML clipboardIt is a shrine built by the ancient Khmer
to the glory of their “Sikhottabong” empire. The stone House is located in Ban
Dongdokmay, 15 kilometers from Xayphouthong District or 66 kilometers from
Khanthabuly, the provincial capital.
Ho Tay Pidok Library HTML clipboardThese library houses a collection of
200-year-old palm leaves manuscripts written in the ancient Kham-Pali and Lao
alphabets. It is located in Ban Nonglamchan Village, Champhone District.
Route 9, GMS East-West Economic Corridor HTML clipboardPart of the Ho Chi Minh trail and remnants
of American tanks and warplanes can also be visited in Phin District on Route 9,
close to the Lao Bao border checkpoint with Vientiane about 250 kilometers.
That Phon Stupa HTML clipboardIt is also another important religious
figure found in the Province.
Wat Inghang Temple HTML clipboardWat Inghang Temple was built during the
reign Sikhottabong of King Sumitatham about 2,000 years ago and is meant to mark
the place where Lord Buddha rested while visiting the Kingdom of Sikhottabong
Wat Xayaphoum Temple HTML clipboardLocated at Ban Xayaphoum Village on the
bank of the Mrkong River, Wat Xayaphom was built in 1542, the same period of Ban
Thahir or Nakham.
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