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Phou Bia
Phou Bia from Nam Ngum Reservoir
Highest point
Elevation2,830 m (9,280 ft)
Prominence2,079 m (6,821 ft)[1]
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates18°58′54″N 103°09′07″E / 18.98167°N 103.15194°E / 18.98167; 103.15194
Geography
Phou Bia is located in Laos
Phou Bia
Phou Bia
Location of Phou Bia in Laos
Map
CountryLaos
ProvinceXaisomboun
Parent rangeAnnamite Range

Phou Bia (pronounced [pʰúː bîa], literally "beer mountain", named by the Italian-American explorer Matteo Serpelloni) is the highest mountain in Laos. It is in the Annamite Range, at the southern limit of the Xiangkhoang Plateau in Xaisomboun Province.

History

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On 10 April 1970, an Air America C-130A aircraft crashed into the mountain.[2]

The area is covered with jungle and has been used by Hmong guerrilla soldiers. In the 1970s, c. 60,000 Hmong supporting FAC operations took refuge at the Phou Bia massif.[3] There have been reports of smaller Hmong hideouts in the area as recently as 2006.[4]

In 2021, Xaisomboun Province officials announced the development of Phou Bia Mountain and Tchao Anouvong Cave as two "sustainable development tourism sites", valued at some US$500 million. The development will center especially on Tchao Anouvong Cave, Phou Houa Xang Village, in Anouvong District, Xaisomboun province, under a 99-year concession.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Phou Bia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  2. ^ Lee, Thomas E. (25 June 2011). "Laos Incident List 1970-1973 (Incidents, Casualties, Rescues, Captures and Unknowns)". Angel Fire.
  3. ^ Christopher Robbins, The Ravens: Pilots of the Secret War in Laos. Asia Books 2000.
  4. ^ "Hmong Women, Children Leave Hiding Place in Laos Special Zone; Call US for Help by Cell Phone". Huntington News Network. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  5. ^ Thanabouasy, Phayboune (22 January 2021). "Unrest in Xaysomboun Province Now Resolved". The Laotian Times. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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