Savannakhet

Savannakhet lies on the eastern bank of the Mekong, opposite Mukdahan. The river and its tributaries have long sustained settlements across the surrounding plain, while routes lead eastward toward the Annamese mountains. In the eighteenth century Prince Kinnari, son of a ruler in the Savannakhet country, crossed the Mekong and established Mukdahan on the western bank. Communities on both shores remained linked by the great river.