Long Tieng
Long Tieng is a town in Longchaeng district, Xaisomboun Province. During the Lao Civil War, it served as a military base for the Hmong Army, the airbase was operated by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States.- Type: Military installation
- Description: Long Tieng in Laos
- Also known as: “Lima Site 20A”, “Lima Site 98”, “Long Chieng”, “Long tieng”, “LS 20A”, “LS 98”, “LS20A”, “LS98/20A”, and “ロン・チェン”
Long Tieng
- Categories: human settlement, airbase, and historic site
- Location: Xaisomboun, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
19.11176° or 19° 6′ 42″ north
Longitude
102.91438° or 102° 54′ 52″ east
Open location code
7PF44W67+PQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=military
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Vietnamese—“Long Tieng” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Long Tieng”
- French: “Long Tien”
- German: “Long Cheng”
- German: “Militärflugplatz Long Tieng”
- Indonesian: “Long Tieng”
- Japanese: “ロンチェン”
- Khmer: “ឡុង ទៀង”
- Vietnamese: “Long Cheng”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Long Cheng and Longcheng District Hospital.
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Places to explore: Long Tieng and Vang Pao’s house.
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