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Chao Anouvong cave (ຖ້ຳ ເຈົ້າ ອານຸວົງ)[1] [2][3][4][5] is a large cave in Laos. It is located about 3 km (2 miles) from Anouvong district, Xaisomboun province.[6] The cave sits on the bank of Nam Ja (Ja River), on Route 5. It lies at the foot of a rocky cliff. Nearby Phou Bia Mountain is 2,819 m (9,249 ft) high.

Chao Anouvong Cave location is in Anouvong district, Xiengkhouang (present-day Xaisomboun) province, Laos.
Tchao Anouvong Cave Map location
Location of Tchao Anouvong Cave in Anouvong district, Xaisomboun province, Laos
Location of Tchao Anouvong Cave
During the Tchao Anouvong Rebellion from 1826 to 1828, he hid from time to time in this cave and rocky region to escape the Siamese who wanted to capture him.
TChao Anouvong Cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos.
Tchao Anouvong Cave in Xaisomboun (Muong cha) Laos
Tchao Anouvong Cave (ຖ້ຳ ເຈົ້າ ອານຸວົງ) in Xaisomboun (Muong cha), Laos

At the entrance the cave is about 15 meters wide and 4 meters high. The footpath inside gradually shrinks as it continues. The cave is about 100 meters long, and offers two exits on the other side of the cliff.

Tchao Anouvong Cave entrance
Entrance Tchao Anouvong Cave (ຖ້ຳ ເຈົ້າ ອານຸວົງ) in Xaisomboun province, Laos

History

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Its name comes from Prince Anou, Anu, known as Chao Anou or Chao Anouvong. The prince was born in 1767 in Vientiane and died in 1828 in Thailand, killed by the Royal Thai Army. He fought the Siamese from 1826 - 1828 as part of the rebellion for the independence of the kingdom of Vientiane and kingdom of Champasak.

The cave was discovered and after the Siamese occupied the kingdom of Vientiane and Champasak.[7] The public learned of it only after the Siamese completed their conquest. Anouvong hid in one of the caves. From then on, this cave was called Chao Anouvong cave.

Etymology

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Tchao means prince Nam means river.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chao Anouvong Cave". Google/authors=by EdouardYPP. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  2. ^ "Xaysomboun caves". WeAreLao/authors=WeAreLao. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ "Reaching the most secret on Earth (and getting back in one piece)". medium/authors=by Fraser Rhodes. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  4. ^ "Xaysomboun Province Unveils a New Public Park". tourismlaos/authors=SouatheastAsia. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  5. ^ "Central Provinces to Put Tourist Attractions on Show-paragraph-In Vientiane the most popular attractions-ended-Tad Xay and Tad Leuk". The Laotian Times/authors=by admin. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  6. ^ "Xaysomboun: an ideal place for a winter excursion". Asians New Network/authors=by Vientiane Times press. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  7. ^ "Sixth Anniversary of Installation of Chao Anouvong Statue Marked". LAO NEWS AGENCY/authors=by Phetsamone Phommuny. Retrieved 2024-04-11.

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