Vientiane (lao)

Vientiane

Vientiane ranks 9,941st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Grangemouth, Bafatá, and Sławno. Memorable people born in Vientiane include Anouvong, Visay Phaphouvanin, and Santisouk Inthavong. Memorable people who died in Vientiane include Khamtai Siphandon, Souphanouvong, and Kaysone Phomvihane. Vientiane has been the birth place of many swimmers, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and singers. Vientiane is located in Laos.

Vientiane is the capital and largest city of Laos. Situated on the banks of the Mekong River at the Thai border, it comprises the five urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture and had a population of 840,000 as of the 2023 Census. Established as the capital of the Kingdom of Lan Xang in 1563, Vientiane served as the administrative center during French rule and retains colonial-era architecture alongside Buddhist landmarks such as Pha That Luang, a national symbol of Buddhism, and Haw Phra Kaew, which once housed the Emerald Buddha until its 18th-century relocation to Thailand. Read more on Wikipedia