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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86" title="سالافان – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="سالافان" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salavan_S%C3%A9ng" title="Salavan Séng – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Salavan Séng" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salavan_(lalawigan)" title="Salavan (lalawigan) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Salavan (lalawigan)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinz_Salavan" title="Provinz Salavan – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Provinz Salavan" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_de_Salavan" title="Provincia de Salavan – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Provincia de Salavan" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinco_Salavan" title="Provinco Salavan – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Provinco Salavan" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86" title="استان سالاوان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان سالاوان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_de_Saravane" title="Province de Saravane – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Province de Saravane" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%82%B4%EB%9D%BC%EC%99%84%EC%A3%BC" title="살라완주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="살라완주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4" title="सलावान प्रान्त – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="सलावान प्रान्त" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salavan_(provincija)" title="Salavan (provincija) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Salavan (provincija)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinsi_Salavan" title="Provinsi Salavan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Provinsi Salavan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_di_Salavan" title="Provincia di Salavan – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Provincia di Salavan" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BB%81%E0%BA%82%E0%BA%A7%E0%BA%87%E0%BA%AA%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%A5%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%A7%E0%BA%B1%E0%BA%99" title="ແຂວງສາລະວັນ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ແຂວງສາລະວັນ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salavano_provincija" title="Salavano provincija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Salavano provincija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szalavan_tartom%C3%A1ny" title="Szalavan tartomány – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Szalavan tartomány" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilayah_Salavan" title="Wilayah Salavan – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wilayah Salavan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salavan_(khwaeng)" title="Salavan (khwaeng) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Salavan (khwaeng)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3%E7%9C%8C" title="サーラワン県 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="サーラワン県" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saravane_(provins)" title="Saravane (provins) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Saravane (provins)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%81%E1%9F%81%E1%9E%8F%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%8F%E1%9E%9F%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%A1%E1%9F%88%E1%9E%9C%E1%9F%89%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%93%E1%9F%8B" title="ខេត្តសាឡៈវ៉ាន់ – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="ខេត្តសាឡៈវ៉ាន់" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prowincja_Saravane" title="Prowincja Saravane – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Prowincja Saravane" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saravane_(prov%C3%ADncia)" title="Saravane (província) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Saravane (província)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Сараван (провинция) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Сараван (провинция)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salavan" title="Salavan – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Salavan" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" 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Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Вилояти Салаван" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%96%D1%8F)" title="Сараван (провінція) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Сараван (провінція)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%81" title="سالاوان صوبہ – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="سالاوان صوبہ" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li 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class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/23px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/35px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/45px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Salavan_(city)" title="Salavan (city)">Salavan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">10,691 km<sup>2</sup> (4,128 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020 census)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">442,200</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">41/km<sup>2</sup> (110/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B07" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+07">UTC+07</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">LA-SL</td></tr><tr 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Laos_in_Lao.svg/60px-Laos_in_Lao.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Laos_in_Lao.svg/80px-Laos_in_Lao.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="130" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><b>This article contains <a href="/wiki/Lao_language" title="Lao language">Lao text</a>.</b> Without proper <a href="/wiki/Help:Multilingual_support_(Indic)" title="Help:Multilingual support (Indic)">rendering support</a>, you may see <a href="/wiki/Specials_(Unicode_block)#Replacement_character" title="Specials (Unicode block)">question marks, boxes, or other symbols</a> instead of <a href="/wiki/Lao_alphabet" class="mw-redirect" title="Lao alphabet">Lao script</a>.</div></div> </div> <p><b>Salavan</b> (also <b>Saravane</b>, <a href="/wiki/Lao_alphabet" class="mw-redirect" title="Lao alphabet">Lao</a>: <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%BA%AA%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%A5%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%A7%E0%BA%B1%E0%BA%99" class="extiw" title="wikt:ສາລະວັນ">ສາລະວັນ</a>) is a province of <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a>, located in the south of the country. Its earlier name was Saravan which was changed by the Thais to Salavan in 1828. It was part of the <a href="/wiki/Champasak_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Champasak Kingdom">Champasak Kingdom</a> in an area known as Muang Mang inhabited by minorities of <a href="/wiki/Austroasiatic_languages" title="Austroasiatic languages">Mon-Khmer</a> groups.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke2007_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke2007-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salavan_province&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Salavan province covers an area of 16,389 square kilometres (6,328 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-LT_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The province borders <a href="/wiki/Savannakh%C3%A9t_province" class="mw-redirect" title="Savannakhét province">Savannakhét province</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> to the east, <a href="/wiki/Xekong_province" class="mw-redirect" title="Xekong province">Xekong province</a> to the southeast, <a href="/wiki/Champasak_province" title="Champasak province">Champasak province</a> to the south and <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> to the west. Settlements in the province include <a href="/wiki/Salavan_(city)" title="Salavan (city)">Salavan</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Muang_Khongxedon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Muang Khongxedon (page does not exist)">Muang Khongxedon</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Tha_Kien&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Tha Kien (page does not exist)">Ban Tha Kien</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_D%27Hon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban D'Hon (page does not exist)">Ban D'Hon</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Phou_Daotleng_Noi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Phou Daotleng Noi (page does not exist)">Ban Phou Daotleng Noi</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_La_Khone_Pheng&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban La Khone Pheng (page does not exist)">Ban La Khone Pheng</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Laongam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Laongam (page does not exist)">Ban Laongam</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Dong,_Laos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Dong, Laos (page does not exist)">Ban Dong</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Lavang&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Lavang (page does not exist)">Ban Lavang</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Nongbua&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Nongbua (page does not exist)">Ban Nongbua</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Khanmakgnot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Khanmakgnot (page does not exist)">Ban Khanmakgnot</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Yon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Yon (page does not exist)">Ban Yon</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Man_Donmouang&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Man Donmouang (page does not exist)">Man Donmouang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ban_Napho" title="Ban Napho">Ban Napho</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Proy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Proy (page does not exist)">Ban Proy</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Tang-Un_Tai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Tang-Un Tai (page does not exist)">Ban Tang-Un Tai</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Choiavieng&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Choiavieng (page does not exist)">Choiavieng</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Ralao&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Ralao (page does not exist)">Ban Ralao</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ban_Kanay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ban Kanay (page does not exist)">Ban Kanay</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tavouc&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tavouc (page does not exist)">Tavouc</a>, Tala and <a href="/w/index.php?title=A_Boum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="A Boum (page does not exist)">A Boum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UNOSAT_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNOSAT-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Saravan city is capital of the province is located on a bend of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Se_Don_River&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Se Don River (page does not exist)">Se Don River</a>, which flows through the province and eventually joins the <a href="/wiki/Mekong_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Mekong River">Mekong River</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pakse" title="Pakse">Pakse</a>. The city serves as a nerve center for supply of goods to the hinterland districts of the province.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke2007_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke2007-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city is the administrative, economic and cultural hub of the province. Subsequent to the damage caused to the town during the <a href="/wiki/Indochina_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Indochina Wars">1971 Indochina war</a>, it has been rebuilt as per urban planning concepts. 2 French colonial buildings are seen here.<sup id="cite_ref-LT_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nang Bua Lake, from where the Se Bon River originates, is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city. The lake has Siamese crocodiles. Nearby is a hill, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Phu_Katae&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phu Katae (page does not exist)">Phu Katae</a> at 1,588 metres (5,210 ft) where the <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">CIA</a> airstrip was once functional.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke2007_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke2007-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its origin is volcanic with mountains and valleys. The central part of the province is located on the <a href="/wiki/Bolaven_Plateau" title="Bolaven Plateau">Bolaven Plateau</a>, which is an agricultural area with <a href="/wiki/Arabica_coffee" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabica coffee">Arabica coffee</a> as the dominant <a href="/wiki/Cash_crop" title="Cash crop">cash crop</a> and other horticultural products which are exported. The western part of Salavan province is delimited by the <a href="/wiki/Mekong_river" class="mw-redirect" title="Mekong river">Mekong river</a> while the eastern part is delimited by the Lao-Vietnamese border.<sup id="cite_ref-LT_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ETL_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ETL-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the Bolaven Plateau and the Mekong, the topography includes plains and a mountainous region near the border with Vietnam.<sup id="cite_ref-VFI_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VFI-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2 protected areas in the province are the Xe Pian and Dong Ampham.<sup id="cite_ref-Eco_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eco-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Protected_areas">Protected areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salavan_province&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Protected areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Xe Sap <a href="/wiki/Important_Bird_Area" title="Important Bird Area">Important Bird Area</a> (IBA) is situated within the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Xe_Xap_National_Biodiversity_Conservation_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Xe Xap National Biodiversity Conservation Area (page does not exist)">Xe Xap National Biodiversity Conservation Area</a> (NBCA) (113,000 ha), surpassing its boundaries. The IBA is part of 2 provinces, Salavan and <a href="/wiki/Sekong_province" title="Sekong province">Sekong</a>. It is 137,120 ha in size, and sits at an altitude of 400–2,100 metres (1,300–6,900 ft). The habitat includes dry evergreen forest, pine forest, semi-evergreen forest, upper montane forest, and grassland. 2 species of <a href="/wiki/Gymnosperm" title="Gymnosperm">gymnosperm</a> were noted: <i><a href="/wiki/Fokienia_hodginsii" class="mw-redirect" title="Fokienia hodginsii">Fokienia hodginsii</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Pinus_dalatensis" title="Pinus dalatensis">Pinus dalatensis</a></i>. Its <a href="/wiki/Avifauna" class="mw-redirect" title="Avifauna">avifauna</a> includes <a href="/wiki/Blyth%27s_kingfisher" title="Blyth's kingfisher">Blyth's kingfisher</a> (<i>Alcedo hercules</i>), <a href="/wiki/Yellow-billed_nuthatch" title="Yellow-billed nuthatch">yellow-billed nuthatch</a> (<i>Sitta solangiae</i>), and <a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_crested_argus" title="Vietnamese crested argus">Vietnamese crested argus</a> (<i>Rheinardia ocellata</i>). There are types of <a href="/wiki/Mammals" class="mw-redirect" title="Mammals">mammals</a>, 2 types of <a href="/wiki/Primates" class="mw-redirect" title="Primates">primates</a>, and 1 <a href="/wiki/Turtle" title="Turtle">turtle</a> species.<sup id="cite_ref-birdlife.orgLA010_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birdlife.orgLA010-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The "Mekong Channel from Phou Xiang Thong to Siphandon" IBA is 34,200 ha in size. There is a 10,000 ha overlap with the <a href="/wiki/Phou_Xieng_Thong_National_Protected_Area" title="Phou Xieng Thong National Protected Area">Phou Xiengthong National Biodiversity Conservation Area</a> (NBCA is 120,000 ha in size). The IBA encompasses 2 provinces, Salavan and <a href="/wiki/Champasak_province" title="Champasak province">Champasak</a>. The IBA's altitude is 40–50 metres (130–160 ft) above sea level. Its topography is characterized by earth banks, rocky banks, rocky islands, seasonally flooded sandbars, low vegetated islands, rocky islets, sandy beaches, and sand bars. Avifauna is the last known nesting <a href="/wiki/Little_tern" title="Little tern">little terns</a> (<i>Sternula albifrons</i>); there are <a href="/wiki/Small_pratincole" title="Small pratincole">small pratincoles</a> (<i>Glareola lactea</i>), <a href="/wiki/River_lapwing" title="River lapwing">river lapwings</a> (<i>Vanellus duvaucelii</i>), <a href="/wiki/Wire-tailed_swallow" title="Wire-tailed swallow">wire-tailed swallows</a> (<i>Hirundo smithii</i>), and <a href="/wiki/River_tern_(bird)" class="mw-redirect" title="River tern (bird)">river terns</a> (<i>Sterna aurantia</i>). <sup id="cite_ref-birdlife.orgLA007_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birdlife.orgLA007-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Phou Xiang Thong IBA (36,650 hectare) is situated within the Phou Xiengthong NBCA (120,000 hectare). The IBA encompasses 2 provinces, Salavan and Champasak. The IBA is located at an altitude of 40–500 metres (130–1,640 ft) above sea level. Its topography is characterized by low hills, lowlands, rivers, and seasonal streams. Its habitat contains dry deciduous tropical forest, moist deciduous tropical forest, semi-evergreen tropical rain forest, mixed deciduous forest, dry <a href="/wiki/Dipterocarp_forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Dipterocarp forest">dipterocarp forest</a>, and open rocky <a href="/wiki/Savanna" title="Savanna">savanna</a>. Avifauna include <a href="/wiki/Siamese_fireback" title="Siamese fireback">Siamese fireback</a> (<i>Lophura diardi</i>), <a href="/wiki/Red-collared_woodpecker" title="Red-collared woodpecker">red-collared woodpecker</a> (<i>Picus rabieri</i>), <a href="/wiki/Green_peafowl" title="Green peafowl">green peafowl</a> (<i>Pavo muticus</i>), and <a href="/wiki/Grey-faced_tit_babbler" class="mw-redirect" title="Grey-faced tit babbler">grey-faced tit babbler</a> (<i>Macronous kelleyi</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-birdlife.orgLA014_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birdlife.orgLA014-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Xe Bang Nouan (XBN) Protected Area was established on 29 October 1993 covering an area of 1260 km<sup>2</sup>, and extending over Salavan and Savannakhet provinces. The topography of the reserve lies in the elevation range of 200-1000m; has flat to gently rolling terrain below 400 m elevation in the north and south of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bang_Nouan_River&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bang Nouan River (page does not exist)">Bang Nouan River</a>; the central part the river flows through gorges; and to the east of the hills is the valley of the river. The forests found are the evergreen, dry dipterocarp, mixed deciduous and other natural forest types, and about 87% of the area of the reserve is forested. Forest products of <a href="/wiki/Dammar_gum" title="Dammar gum">damar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">fish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sticklac" class="mw-redirect" title="Sticklac">sticklac</a> are exploited by the ethnic population living in the reserve for economic sustenance; they have livestock and shifting cultivation practices.<sup id="cite_ref-Nouan_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nouan-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administrative_divisions">Administrative divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salavan_province&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The province is made up of the following 8 districts:<sup id="cite_ref-LT_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Map </th> <th>Code </th> <th>Name </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Lao_script" title="Lao script">Lao script</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="12"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Salavan_Province_districts.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Salavan_Province_districts.png/200px-Salavan_Province_districts.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Salavan_Province_districts.png/300px-Salavan_Province_districts.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Salavan_Province_districts.png/400px-Salavan_Province_districts.png 2x" data-file-width="930" data-file-height="646" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14-01 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salavan_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Salavan District">Salavan District</a> </td> <td>ເມືອງສາລາວັນ </td></tr> <tr> <td>14-02 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ta_Oy_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Ta Oy District">Ta Oy District</a> </td> <td>ຕາໂອ້ຍ </td></tr> <tr> <td>14-03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toumlane_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Toumlane District">Toumlane District</a> </td> <td>ຕຸ້ມລານ </td></tr> <tr> <td>14-04 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakhonepheng_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakhonepheng District">Lakhonepheng District</a> </td> <td>ລະຄອນເພັງ </td></tr> <tr> <td>14-05 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vapy_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Vapy District">Vapy District</a> </td> <td>ວາປີ </td></tr> <tr> <td>14-06 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Khongsedone_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Khongsedone District">Khongsedone District</a> </td> <td>ຄົງເຊໂດນ </td></tr> <tr> <td>14-07 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lao_Ngarm_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Lao Ngarm District">Lao Ngarm District</a> </td> <td>ເລົ່າງາມ </td></tr> <tr> <td>14-08 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sa_Mouay_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Sa Mouay District">Sa Mouay District</a> </td> <td>ສະມ້ວຍ </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salavan_province&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Approximately 1,500 years ago, <a href="/wiki/Khmer_people" title="Khmer people">Khmer people</a> established settlements in what later is Salavan province. It came to be ruled by the <a href="/wiki/Champa" title="Champa">Champa</a> after the <a href="/wiki/Cham_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Cham people">Cham people</a> migrated from <a href="/wiki/South_Central_China" title="South Central China">South China</a> to the territory. Kingdoms united into the <a href="/wiki/Lan_Xang" title="Lan Xang">Lan Xang</a> under <a href="/wiki/Fa_Ngum" title="Fa Ngum">Fa Ngum</a> in 1353. Between 1779 and 1893, the province was a Thai colony. In the 20th century, it became a French Protectorate under the Franco-Siamese Treaty of October 3, 1893. The province had 8 districts and 715 villages after the liberation of 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-VFI_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VFI-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Indochina_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="Indochina Wars">Indochina war</a>, Salavan town was subject to depredation when its control shifted between the Royal Forces and the <a href="/wiki/Pathet_Lao" title="Pathet Lao">Pathet Lao</a>. It was subsequently rebuilt with brick masonry and timber buildings, coexisting with buildings which survived the war.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke2007_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke2007-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salavan_province&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The population of the province as per the 2015 census was 396,942.<sup id="cite_ref-Census2015_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2015-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ethnic groups in the province comprise the Tahoy, Pako, <a href="/wiki/Katang_people" title="Katang people">Katang</a>, Kado, <a href="/wiki/Kuy_people" title="Kuy people">Suay</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Laven_language" title="Laven language">Laven</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Eco_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eco-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 322px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 320px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Salavan_BanHuayLanong1_tango7174.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ban Huay Lanong, a Tahoy village"><img alt="Ban Huay Lanong, a Tahoy village" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Salavan_BanHuayLanong1_tango7174.jpg/500px-Salavan_BanHuayLanong1_tango7174.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Salavan_BanHuayLanong1_tango7174.jpg/960px-Salavan_BanHuayLanong1_tango7174.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ban Huay Lanong, a Tahoy village</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 402px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 400px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Salavan_TadSoung1_tango7174.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ban Khiang Tadsoung, an Alak village"><img alt="Ban Khiang Tadsoung, an Alak village" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Salavan_TadSoung1_tango7174.jpg/960px-Salavan_TadSoung1_tango7174.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Salavan_TadSoung1_tango7174.jpg/1200px-Salavan_TadSoung1_tango7174.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ban Khiang Tadsoung, an Alak village</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salavan_province&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Salavan province is “one of the most important coffee producing areas of Laos” along with <a href="/wiki/Champasak_province" title="Champasak province">Champasak province</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sekong_province" title="Sekong province">Sekong province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IMF_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IMF-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arabica coffee and coffee beans are the products of the Bolaven Plateau which is an export revenue product and can be bought in villages along the roads.<sup id="cite_ref-Eco_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eco-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Landmarks">Landmarks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salavan_province&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Landmarks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Katang" class="mw-redirect" title="Katang">Katang</a> village in Toomlarn District is known for silk weaving. Here the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lapup_Festival&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lapup Festival (page does not exist)">Lapup Festival</a> is held in February, when buffaloes are sacrificed. Hence, the festival is called the Katu and Alak Buffalo Sacrifice. The village is located on the Ho Chi Minh Trail where UXOs are found. People collect the war relics and sell them.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke2007_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke2007-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tahoy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tahoy (page does not exist)">Tahoy</a> town is where the Tahoy ethnic groups reside; there are about 30,000 of them. Their cultural practice involves <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shamanistic_rituals&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shamanistic rituals (page does not exist)">shamanistic rituals</a> combined with <a href="/wiki/Animism" title="Animism">animism</a>. During the festivals, people of the town erect <a href="/wiki/Totem" title="Totem">totems</a> made in the form of a diamond as a warning to outsiders not to enter the town. Tigers are a sight in this town which keeps the people indoors during the night.<sup id="cite_ref-Burke2007_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burke2007-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tatlo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tatlo (page does not exist)">Tatlo</a> on the Bolaven Plain is known for Katu and Alak villages, and a waterfall.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBushElliotRay2010298_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBushElliotRay2010298-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 226px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 224px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Salavan_TadLo3_tango7174.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tatlo Waterfalls"><img alt="Tatlo Waterfalls" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Salavan_TadLo3_tango7174.jpg/336px-Salavan_TadLo3_tango7174.jpg" decoding="async" width="224" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Salavan_TadLo3_tango7174.jpg/504px-Salavan_TadLo3_tango7174.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Salavan_TadLo3_tango7174.jpg/672px-Salavan_TadLo3_tango7174.jpg 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Tatlo Waterfalls</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 498px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 496px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Salavan_TadLo2_tango7174.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Downstream of Tatlo Waterfalls"><img alt="Downstream of Tatlo Waterfalls" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Salavan_TadLo2_tango7174.jpg/744px-Salavan_TadLo2_tango7174.jpg" decoding="async" width="496" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Salavan_TadLo2_tango7174.jpg/1116px-Salavan_TadLo2_tango7174.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Salavan_TadLo2_tango7174.jpg/1488px-Salavan_TadLo2_tango7174.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1860" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Downstream of Tatlo Waterfalls</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 213.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Salavan_TadLo6_tango7174.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Elephant bath in the Tatlo River"><img alt="Elephant bath in the Tatlo River" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Salavan_TadLo6_tango7174.jpg/320px-Salavan_TadLo6_tango7174.jpg" decoding="async" width="214" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Salavan_TadLo6_tango7174.jpg/480px-Salavan_TadLo6_tango7174.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Salavan_TadLo6_tango7174.jpg/640px-Salavan_TadLo6_tango7174.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Elephant bath in the Tatlo River</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salavan_province&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Lam_saravane" title="Lam saravane"><i>Lam Salavane</i></a> is a <a href="/wiki/Lao_language" title="Lao language">Lao language</a> folksong derived from <a href="/wiki/Mon%E2%80%93Khmer_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Mon–Khmer languages">Mon–Khmer</a> styles, 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href="/wiki/Atsaphangthong_district" title="Atsaphangthong district">Atsaphangthong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assaphone_district" title="Assaphone district">Assaphone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champhone_district" title="Champhone district">Champhone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savannakhet" title="Savannakhet">Kaysone Phomvihane</a><sup>※</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khanthaboury_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Khanthaboury district">Khanthaboury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nong_district" title="Nong district">Nong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outhoumphone_district" title="Outhoumphone district">Outhoumphone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phine_district" title="Phine district">Phine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seponh_district" title="Seponh district">Seponh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Songkhone_district" title="Songkhone district">Songkhone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thapangthong_district" title="Thapangthong district">Thapangthong</a></li> <li><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Thailand</td> <td style="width:33%;"> <div style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="West"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/17px-Pfeil_links.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/25px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/34px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 2x" 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