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Vientiane (Laos)

LC control no.n 82047092
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingVientiane (Laos)
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Geographic subdivision usageLaos--Vientiane
Variant(s)Viangchan (Laos)
Vientiane, Laos
Vientane (Laos)
Wei-t'ien (Laos)
Vieṅ Čan (Laos)
Vieṅg-Čăn (Laos)
Wīangčhan (Laos)
Viang chan (Laos)
Vyentyan (Laos)
Wiangcan (Laos)
Горад В'енцьян (Laos)
Horad V'entsʹi︠a︡n (Laos)
В'енцьян (Laos)
V'entsʹi︠a︡n (Laos)
Виентян (Laos)
Vienti︠a︡n (Laos)
Вьентьян (Laos)
Βιεντιάν (Laos)
Vjentiano (Laos)
Wiën Tsjan (Laos)
Vyantyàn (Laos)
Vjenčana (Laos)
Vientianas (Laos)
Виентијан (Laos)
Vientijan (Laos)
Vianchan (Laos)
ヴィエンチャン (Laos)
Vienchan (Laos)
Viengchan (Laos)
Ventyan (Laos)
Wientian (Laos)
Вијентијан (Laos)
Vijentijan (Laos)
Вентян (Laos)
В'єнтьян (Laos)
Wyéntyan (Laos)
Fanhyiengh (Laos)
V'jent'jan (Laos)
Viêng Chăn (Laos)
Viengtjan (Laos)
万象 (Laos)
Wanxiang (Laos)
Wan Xiang (Laos)
永珍 (Laos)
Yongzhen (Laos)
Nakhon Viangchan (Laos)
Vien Chang (Laos)
Vieng-Cæn (Laos)
Other standard no.Q9326
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Associated countryLaos
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Found inBGN 12/2/81 (Viangchan, PPL, 17 58ʹN, 102 36ʹE; variants: Vientiane, Vientane, Wei-t'ien, Vieṅ Čan, Vieṅg-Čăn)
Phra Phōthiwongsčhān (ʻUan). Thamnīap samanasak khō̜ng Chāomư̄ang ... 1928: t.p. (Wīangčhan)
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 17°58ʹ00ʺN 102°36ʹ00ʺE;)
The world factbook, via WWW, September 9, 2015 (under Laos: capital: Vientiane (Viangchan); geographic coordinates: 17 58 N, 102 36 E)
Wikipedia, September 9, 2015 (Vientiane (Lao: Viang chan [in roman]); capital and largest city of Laos; a common English-based spelling is "Viangchan", or occasionally "Wiangchan"; 17°58ʹN 102°36ʹE) Azerbaijani page (Vyentyan [in roman]) Banjar page (Wiangcan) Belarusian page (Горад В'енцьян = Horad V'entsʹi︠a︡n; В'енцьян = V'entsʹi︠a︡n) Bulgarian page (Виентян = Vienti︠a︡n) Chuvash page (Вьентьян = Vʹentʹi︠a︡n) Greek page (Βιεντιάν = Vientian) Spanish page (Vientián) Esperanto page (Vjentiano) Western Frisian page (Wiën Tsjan) Haitian page (Vyantyàn) Latvian page (Vjenčana) Lithuanian page (Vientianas) Macedonian page (Виентијан = Vientijan) Nāhuatl page (Vianchan) Japanese page (ヴィエンチャン = Vienchan) Occitan page (Viengchan) Uzbek page (Ventyan [in roman]) Polish page (Wientian) Serbian page (Вијентијан = Vijentijan) Tajik page (Вентян = Venti︠a︡n) Ukrainian page (В'єнтьян = V'i︠e︡ntʹi︠a︡n) Uyghur page (Wyéntyan [in roman]) Zhuang page (Fanhyiengh) Veps page (V'jent'jan) Vietnamese page (Viêng Chăn) Volapük page (Viengtjan) Wu Chinese page (万象 = Wanxiang) Chinese page (永珍 = Yongzhen)
GEOnet names server, September 9, 2015 (Vientiane (conventional); Viangchan (approved); variants: Nakhon Viangchan; Vien Can; Vien Chang; Vieng-Cæn; Vieng-Chan; Vientane; Wei-t'ien; Wiang Chan; capital of a political entity, Laos, Viangchan (prefecture), 17°58ʹ00ʺN, 102°36ʹ00ʺE (17.966667, 102.6))
GEOnet names server, August 11, 2021 (Vientiane (conventional); Viangchan (approved); variants: Nakhon Viangchan; Vien Can; Vien Chang; Vieng-Cæn; Vieng-Chan; Vientane; Wei-t'ien; Wiang Chan; capital of an independent state, Laos, first-order administrative division: Viangchan (prefecture); 17°58ʹ00ʺN, 102°36ʹ00ʺE (17.966667, 102.6))
Britannica online, August 11, 2021 (Vientiane, national capital, Laos; Vientiane, also spelled Viangchan, largest city and capital of Laos, situated on a plain just northeast of the Mekong River)
   <https://www.britannica.com/place/Vientiane>
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