Savannakhet (city)
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Savannakhet (population 120,000) is the capital of the Savannakhet Province in Laos.The name Savannakhet comes from the words Savanh Nakhone, which means "city of paradise", the city's original name. Savannakhet is the second-largest city in Laos, after Vientiane. Although the old French colonial quarter of the town, along the Mekong River-front, is depressed and crumbling, the town's proximity to Thailand's booming economy has brought about new commercial development in the northern part of the town, near both the river crossing and the bus terminal.
Like all Lao cities, Savannakhet has a mixed population of Lao, Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese, as well as minority peoples from the Lao interior. It has a large 15th century Buddhist temple, Wat Sainyaphum, a Chinese temple, a Catholic church and a mosque. The Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge over the Mekong connects to Mukdahan City in Thailand. The two-lane, 12-meter wide, 1600-meter long bridge, opened to the general public on January 9, 2007.
[edit] Transport
The city is served by Savannakhet Airport.
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savannakhet is now the largest city in laos. both in square kilometers and in population.
