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| native_name_lang = lo | settlement_type = Province | image_skyline =RestoSavannakhet.JPG | image_caption =A restaurant on the Mekong | image_alt = | image_map = Map of Savannakhet Province, Laos.jpg | map_caption = Map of Savannakhet Province | map_alt = Map of Savannakhet Province | image_map1 = Savannakhet Province-Laos.svg | map_caption1 = Location of Savannakhet Province in Laos | map_alt1 = Map showing Savannakhet of Attapeu Province in Laos | latd = 16.54 | longd = 105.78 | coordinates_type = type:adm1st_region:LA | coordinates_display = title | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | established_title = Established | established_date = | named_for = | seat_type = Capital | seat = Savannakhet | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 21,774 | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 825879 | population_as_of = March 2005 census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = UTC+07 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | iso_code = LA-SV | website = | footnotes = }} Savannakhét (Lao:ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ) is a province of Laos. The name derives from Savanh Nakhone ("city of paradise" or "land of fertility suitable for agriculture") the province's original name. It bears the same meaning as Nakhon Sawan, a city in Thailand. The province is located in the southern part of the country and is the largest province in Laos. It borders Khammouane Province to the north, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên–Huế provinces of Vietnam to the east, Salavan Province to the south, and Nakhon Phanom and Mukdahan provinces of Thailand to the west. The Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge over the Mekong connects Mukdahan Province in Thailand with Savannakhet in Laos. Its capital, Savannakhet, also known as Kaysone Phomvihane or Muang Khanthabouly is Laos' second most notable city after Vientiane. It forms an important trading post between Thailand and Vietnam. Along with Bolikhamsai and Khammouane, Savannakhét Province is one of the main tobacco producing areas of Laos. It has numerous natural resources. Sepon is the largest mine in Laos, with reserves of copper and gold. ==History== Prehistoric human occupation is evidenced by the first stone tools in the province, dating back between 100,000 and 12,000 years. The first bronze tools date to 2000 BCE. The region was then the center of the Sikhottabong Kingdom. The much-venerated Pha That Sikhottabong stupa is situated on the grounds of a 19th-century monastery in Thakhek.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pha That Sikhottabong )〕 Sikhottabong was an important kingdom in ancient Indo-China.〔 Its capital was in the north-west of the province, in the present village of Meuang Kabong, on the eastern shores of the Banghiang River, about east of the Mekong. Other centers of the kingdom were in Viang Chan, Khammuan, Nong Khai, and Udon. Khmer Empire ruins dating to AD 553 and 700 have been found at Heuan Hin. In the 20th century, Savannakhet province was one of the seats of the struggle for independence. Prime Minister Kaysone Phomvihane originated in the province. The town was bombed and then occupied by Thai armed forces during the Franco-Thai War. During the Vietnam War, the eastern part of the province was crossed by the Ho Chi Minh trail. It was heavily bombed by U.S. forces and loyalists. Some areas are still under the threat of unexploded ordnance. In 2007, the Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge was opened across the Mekong from Savannakhet to Mukdahan, Thailand. In April 2008, a chance discovery was made at Meuang Kabong consisting of of gold and of silver objects, as well as pillars and traces of brick walls. Many missionaries came here; a Catholic church is located in Savannakhet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Savannakhet Province」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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