Savannakhet is the capital of the Savannakhet Province in Laos.
Savannakhet has a population of about 105,000 people, making the second-largest city in Laos, after Vientiane.
Savannakhet is also home to one of Laos's only mosque, which is mostly attended by the nations few Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Indians, and Malay's; most Lao women who marry Muslims also attend.
Savannakhet remained more remote although that again is changing with better roads north and South and East to Vietnam and west a new bridge to Thailand which is being jointly supported by Laos, Thailand and Japan.
Savannakhet is a five to six hour drive south from Vientiane and the ride gives you ample opportunities to both view the scenery which often involves long stretches of the Mekong and scenic hills.
The province of Savannakhet is larger in population than the capital but as I mentioned earlier, still has not seeing the first wave of prosperity that is appearing in parts of the capital and in Luang Prabang in the North and Pakse in the South.
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