Thakhek
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Thakhek is a town in south-central Laos on the Mekong River and facing Nakhon Phanom across the river in northeastern Thailand. It is the capital of Khammouan province.
The city has many French colonial style official buildings, villas and shop-houses.
Construction of the Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, linking Thakhek to Nakhon Phanom, started in 2009 and is expected to take three years.
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- Destination: Khammouane Province at laotourism.org
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Coordinates: 17°24′N 104°48′E / 17.4°N 104.8°E
The population is 35,000 people according to 2006 census data.
