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تاخک
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Also known as Thākhǣk

Thakhek (, ), the capital of Khammouane Province, is a town in south-central Laos on the Mekong River and the administrative centre of the district with the same name. The Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, linking Thakhek and Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, across the river, started in 2009 and was opened on 11 November 2011.

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Place details

Locality
ທ່າແຂກ
Region
ຄໍາມ່ວນ
Country
ປະເທດລາວ
Population
90,800
Timezone
Asia/Vientiane

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name
Thakhek
Settlement.native_name_lang
lo
Settlement.settlement_type
District & municipality
Settlement.official_name
Thakhek District
Settlement.image_skyline
Khammouane Thakhek2 tango7174.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Thakhek centre
Settlement.pushpin_map
Laos
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Town location in Laos
Settlement.image_map
Thakhek District in Laos 2015.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Thakek District
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Khammouane Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Thakhek District
Settlement.population_as_of
2015
Settlement.population_total
90,800
Settlement.timezone
ICT

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
border city
Country
Laos
Population
70000
Body of water
Mekong River
Image
Khammouane Thakhek2 tango7174.jpg
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Commons category
Thakhek
different from
Thakhek District
native label
ທ່າແຂກ
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Gallery (2)

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2 mapped locations