Lao

The Lao is a river in southern . It rises in the Lucanian Apennines in and drains into the near in .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Italy
  • Also known as: “Lao River” and “Laus”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Laüs and Scalea–Santa Domenica Talao railway station.

Archaeological site
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or Laus was an ancient city on the coast of the . It was at the mouth of the Lao River, which formed the boundary between Lucania and Bruttium in ancient times and gave it its name. is situated 3 km east of Lao.

Railway station
Scalea-Santa Domenica Talao is a railway station located on the Salerno-Reggio Calabria line. It serves the towns of and . is situated 3½ km north of Lao.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scalea and Santa Domenica Talao.

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is a resort on the south-western coast of facing the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Golfo del Pollino, on a stretch of coast called "Riviera dei Cedri".

Village
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is a village and comune in the province of , , southern , with a population of 1,122. The toponym Talao refers to the nearby Lao river, cited in classical sources as Λάος. is situated 7 km northeast of Lao.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Lao.

Lao

Latitude
39.77662° or 39° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
15.79585° or 15° 47′ 45″ east
Open location code
8FFQQQGW+J8
Geo­Names ID
2524453
Wiki­data ID
Q703305
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lao” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لاو (نهر إيطالي)”
  • Arabic: “لاو”
  • Asturian: “Ríu ‘Lao”
  • Catalan: “Riu Lao”
  • Catalan: “Riu Laüs”
  • Croatian: “Lao”
  • Dutch: “Lao River, Italy”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر لاو”
  • Esperanto: “Lao”
  • Esperanto: “Rivero Lao”
  • Estonian: “Lao jõgi (Itaalia)”
  • Estonian: “Lao jõgi”
  • German: “Lao”
  • Hungarian: “Lao”
  • Italian: “Fiume Lao”
  • Italian: “Lao”
  • Italian: “Mercure”
  • Japanese: “ラーオ川”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elva Lao”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Laino”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Laus”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Laüs”
  • Russian: “Лао (река)”
  • Russian: “Лао”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lao”
  • Spanish: “Rio Lao”
  • Spanish: “Río Lao”
  • Swedish: “Lao”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Lao”
  • Welsh: “Afon Lao, Italy”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scalea Airport and Marcellina-Verbicaro-Orsomarso railway station.

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