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Don Kho is a small island located across the Mekong River from
Ban Saphai. According to the villagers of Don Kho, the island
was originally settled by a small group of families from Attapeu
hundreds of years ago. During the French colonial period in the
late 1800’s, Don Kho became the first centre of political
administration in Champasack Province, preceding Pakse, due to
its safe and convenient location for docking French military
boats, which travelled up and down the Mekong river regularly.
During this ten year period, the island was referred to as Muang
Don Kho Gavin and was ruled by three different governors-all
Laotain-the last, Udon Sinbandith, died in 1982. |
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Champasak |
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Pakse |
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15.19066, 105.70861 |
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