''Wiang'' is a
Tai word for "fortified settlement" or "walled town, city" of
Austroasiatic origin, from
Proto-Austroasiatic ''*wa(a)ŋ''.
[Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233] This toponymic element forms part of the names of certain ancient inhabited places located in an area stretching across Northern Thailand and Laos:
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Wiang Chan
Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of t ...
, Vientiane ( lo,
ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viang chan''), the capital of Laos
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Wiang, Fang, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
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Wiang Kaen
Wiang Kaen ( th, เวียงแก่น; ) is the easternmost district (''amphoe'') of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
History
Historically, the area was ''Mueang'' Wiang Kaen, on the Ngao River. It was founded about the same time o ...
, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
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Wiang, Phrao
Wiang ( th, เวียง) is a ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Phrao District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at t ...
, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
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Wiang, Mueang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
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Wiang, Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
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Wiang, Thoeng
Wiang, Thoeng ( th, เวียง) is a '' tambon'' (subdistrict) of Thoeng District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2015 it had a population of 16,765 people.
Administration Central administration
The ''tambon'' is divided into 25 admi ...
, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
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Wiang, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
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Wiang Pa Pao District
Wiang Pa Pao (; ) is the southwesternmost district ('' amphoe'') of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mae Suai and Phan of Chiang Rai Province; Wang Nuea and Mueang Pan ...
, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
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Wiang, Wiang Pa Pao
Wiang ( th, เวียง) is a village and '' tambon'' (subdistrict) of Wiang Pa Pao District
Wiang Pa Pao (; ) is the southwesternmost district ('' amphoe'') of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are ...
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Wiang Kalong
Wiang Kalong ( th, เวียงกาหลง) is a village and ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Wiang Pa Pao District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailan ...
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Wiang, Phayao
Wiang Subdistrict, Mueang Phayao ( th, เวียง, ) is a subdistrict ('' tambon'') of Mueang Phayao District, in Phayao Province, Thailand. As of 2010, it has a population of 10,258 people. Together with Mae Tam subdistrict it forms the t ...
, Phayao Province, Thailand
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Wiang Nuea, Mueang Lampang
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Wiang Nuea Subdistrict, Lampang
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Wiang Nuea, Pai
Wiang Nuea, Mae Hong Son ( th, เวียงเหนือ) is a village and '' tambon'' (sub-district) of Pai District, in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand.
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Wiang Nuea, Mae Hong Son
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Wiang Chai District
Wiang Chai ( th, เวียงชัย; ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Mueang Chiang Rai, Wiang Chiang Rung, Phay ...
, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
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Wiang Chai Subdistrict
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Wiang Nuea, Wiang Chai
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Wiang Kao District, Khon Kaen Province
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Wiang Sa District, Nan
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Wiang Haeng District, Chiang Mai Province
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Wiang Chiang Rung District
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Wiang Yong, Mueang Lamphun District
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Wiang Tai, Pai District, Mae Hong Son Province
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Wiang Hao, Phan District, in Chiang Rai Province
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Wiang Nong Long District, Lamphun Province
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Wiang Phang Kham
Wiang Phang Kham ( th, เวียงพางคำ) is a subdistrict (''tambon'') of Mae Sai District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. In 2012 it had a population of 20,252 people.
Administration
The subdistrict is divided into 10 administ ...
, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province
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Phu Wiang District, Khon Kaen Province
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Rop Wiang
Rop Wiang ( th, รอบเวียง) is a '' tambon'' (subdistrict) of Mueang Chiang Rai District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.Thai ...
, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
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Wiang Kum Kam
Wiang Kum Kam ( th, เวียงกุมกาม; nod, ᩅ᩠ᨿᨦᨠᩩᨾᨠᩣ᩠ᨾ) is an historic settlement and archaeological site along the Ping River, which was built by King Mangrai the Great as his capital before he moved it to C ...
, Saraphi District, Chiang Mai Province. Recently restored settlement along the Ping River, which was built by King Mangrai as his capital before he moved it to Chiang Mai
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Wiang Fa Ya ''Wiang'' is a Tai word for "fortified settlement" or "walled town, city" of Austroasiatic origin, from Proto-Austroasiatic ''*wa(a)ŋ''.Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233 This toponymic eleme ...
, name of the old settlement of Muang Sing, Laos
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Wiang Suan Dok ''Wiang'' is a Tai word for "fortified settlement" or "walled town, city" of Austroasiatic origin, from Proto-Austroasiatic ''*wa(a)ŋ''.Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. Entry 767. p. 233 This toponymic element ...
, name of a walled settlement of the
Lawa people older than Chiang Mai
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Wiang Nophaburi, name of the place where king Mangrai founded his new city of Chiang Mai
See also
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Chiang (place name)
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Lao Wiang
The Lao Wiang ( th, ลาวเวียง, ), sometimes also referred to as ''Lao Wieng'', are a Tai sub-ethnic group of the Isan region. Approximately 50,000 self-proclaimed Lao Wiang live in villages throughout Thailand, especially the provin ...
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Mandala (Southeast Asian political model)
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Mueang
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Tusi
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Wiang Subdistrict (disambiguation) Wiang Subdistrict is the name of the following ''tambon'' (subdistricts) in Thailand:
* Wiang Subdistrict, Fang District, in Chiang Mai Province
* Wiang Subdistrict, Phrao District, in Chiang Mai Province
* Wiang Subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Rai Di ...
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