Sam Neua (English spelling)

Japanese: サムヌア(英語表記)Sam Neua
Sam Neua (English spelling)
A town in northeastern Laos. It is located in a mountainous area about 320 km north-northeast of the capital Vientiane, near the border with Vietnam. It is a distribution center for benzoin (a type of natural resin) and lacquer. It has sulfur hot springs. During the Laotian civil war, it was the base of the Pathet Lao. It is about 200 km west-southwest of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and is connected to the city by road via Moc Chau and Hoa Binh.

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Japanese:
ラオス東北部の町。首都ビエンチャンの北北東約 320kmの山岳地帯にあり,ベトナムとの国境に近い。安息香 (天然樹脂の一種) ,漆の集散地。硫黄温泉がある。ラオスの内戦期間中,パテト・ラオの根拠地がおかれた。ベトナムの首都ハノイの西南西約 200kmにあたり,モクチャウ,ホアビン経由の道路で連絡する。

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