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- ↑ Team, Maplandia.com. "Pak Ou Region Map: Ban Assam — Ban Yanang | Laos Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
Coordinates: 20°01′57″N102°15′15″E / 20.0325°N 102.2542°E
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