French
DeutschLak Sao
Lak Sao Lakxao, Ban Lak Xao | |
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town | |
 The main street of Lak Sao | |
  Lak Sao Location in Laos | |
| Coordinates: 18°11′38″N 104°58′17″E / 18.19389°N 104.97139°E | |
| Country |  Laos |
| Province | Bolikhamsai |
| District | Khamkeut |
Lak Sao (Lakxao, Ban Lak Xao[1]) is a small town in Khamkeut District, Bolikhamsai Province, of central Laos. It is located at the major crossroads where the 1E comes from the south, and the AH15, as Lao National Route 8, comes from the northeast and the border with Vietnam. The AH15 continues west to Thailand.[2]
During the Vietnam War/Laotian Civil War the Laotian army fought the North Vietnamese at the Battle of Lak Sao.[3]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Ban Lak Xao (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Trip Planner: Laos on Paved Roads". Golden Triangle Riders. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016.
- ^ Conboy, Kenneth J.; Morrison, James (1995). Shadow War: The CIA's Secret War in Laos. Boulder, Colorado: Paladin Press. pp. 13–44. ISBN 978-0-87364-825-7.
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