Sainyabuli, (; alternatively spelled ''Sayaboury'', ''Xaignabouli'', ''Xayaburi'', or ''Xayaboury'') is the capital of
Sainyabuli Province,
Laos
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...
. It lies on
Route 4 which along with
Route 13 connects it to
Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang (Lao language, Lao: wikt:ຫຼວງພະບາງ, ຫຼວງພະບາງ, pronounced ), historically known as Xieng Thong (ຊຽງທອງ) and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of Lu ...
, roughly 80 kilometres northeast by road and to the
Thai border across the
Luang Prabang Range in the southwest.
Sainyabuli Airport lies southwest of the town.
The capital stands on the banks of the Nam Hung, a tributary of the
Mekong River
The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth-longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third-longest in Asia with an estimated l ...
towards the northern end of the province. The area is allegedly a heartland for military involvement in
illegal timber trade.
Landmarks
Wat Si Bun Huang, a Buddhist temple of over 500 years vintage lies in the southern part of the town. Also of note is Wat Si Phan Don, noted for its diamond-shaped stupa and Wat Sisavang Vong, erected by
King Sisavang Vong himself on the site of a former temple.
The town contains a museum and library and 2 bus terminals each of which are about 2 kilometres north and south of the town respectively.
Climate
References
External links
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{{Districts of North Laos
Populated places in Sainyabuli Province
Provincial capitals in Laos