Airao [mountain pass] - Airao

Japanese: アイラオ[峠] - あいらお
Airao [mountain pass] - Airao

…A town in the Annamite Mountains in central Vietnam. This area is the shortest distance between the mountains and the sea in Annamite, and is located at the eastern foot of the Ay Lao Pass, which crosses the high Annamite Mountains and leads to Laos. A national highway runs from Quang Tri on the coast through here, over the Ay Lao Pass to Sepone in Laos, and further to Savannakhet on the Mekong River. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ailao Pass" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ベトナム中央部,アンナン山脈にある町。この辺はアンナンで山と海の距離が最も短い所に当たり,高いアンナン山脈を越えてラオスに通じるアイラオ峠の東麓に位置する。海岸のクアンチからここを経て,アイラオ峠を越えてラオスのセポネ,さらにメコン河畔のサバナケットまで国道が通じる。…

※「アイラオ[峠]」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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