Borikham (also ''Muang Borikham'', ''Borikhane'', ''Bolikham'', ''Bolikhan'' or ''Muang Borikan'') is a river town in
Bolikhamsai Province, in western
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
. It is the capital of
Borikhane District, to the north by road from
Na Khaulom.
Borikham lies on the
Nam Xan River
The Nam Xan River (french: Nam Sane) is a major river of west-central Laos. It flows from the mountains of central Laos through Borikham and joins the Mekong River at at Pakxan
Pakxan (''Paksan'' or ''Muang Pakxan'') ( Lao ປາກຊັ ...
, spanned by a
Bailey bridge
A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American military engineering units. A ...
. The Lao Army had an important base at Borikham.
External links
Maplandi World Gazetteer{{Laos-geo-stub
Populated places in Bolikhamsai Province