Muang Nakhon

Muang Nakhon lies on the western bank of the Mekong, facing the mountains beyond the river. The surrounding country is linked in local tradition with the old realm of Sri Khottabong and the revered stupa of That Phanom. Its settlements belonged to the Lao world of the middle Mekong before Siam extended its authority over the region in the late eighteenth century. The town came to be known as Nakhon Phanom.