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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Camdong Plateau <br> Yaj Plateau
| name                    = Camdong Plateau <br> Khamdong Plateau
| native_name            = cao nguyên cảm động <br> ພູພຽງແຄມດົງ <br> yaj toj siab
| native_name            = Hadkao Num Kham Dông ({{font color | #0B0080 | Kham Rha }})
| native_name_lang        = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead -->
| native_name_lang        = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead -->
| settlement_type        = [[Natural region]]
| settlement_type        = [[Natural region]]
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The '''Camdong''' or '''Yaj Plateau''' ({{wp|Vietnamese|Nalinese}} : cao nguyên cảm động | {{wp|Lao|Sichaeng}} : ພູພຽງແຄມດົງ | {{wp|Hmong|Mueng}} : yaj toj siab) is a [[plateau]] in the southwestern [[Rhava|Rhavanese]] region of Camdong. The plateau forms a [[natural region]], and is surounded by the [[Ho Heak Mountain Range]] to the west, and the [[Ngọc River]] to the north.  
The '''Camdong Plateau''' or '''Khamdong Plateau''' ([[Kham Rha]] : Hadkao Num Kham Dông is a [[plateau]] in the southwestern [[Rhava|Rhavanese]] region of Camdong. The plateau forms a [[natural region]], and is surounded by the [[Ho Heak Mountain Range|Tháp Sēt Mountain Range]] to the west, and the [[Ngô River]] to the north.  


==Etymology==
==Etymology==


It's thought to be named after the immense heats that can come to the region during dry seasons, another thought is it is named after the gratitude of the Rhavanese people to the Mueng during the battle at Teb Daj.
The name ''Kham Dông'' translates to 'Eastern Kham' in the Kham Rha language. In standard Rha it is spelt Khamdam in Khnam Rha and Camdong in Standard Rha


==Geography and Key Features==
==Geography and Key Features==

Revision as of 00:51, 4 June 2022

Camdong Plateau
Khamdong Plateau
Hadkao Num Kham Dông (Kham Rha)
Landscape of the Camdong
Landscape of the Camdong
A map of the Camdong Plateau region
A map of the Camdong Plateau region
CountryRhava
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)

The Camdong Plateau or Khamdong Plateau (Kham Rha : Hadkao Num Kham Dông is a plateau in the southwestern Rhavanese region of Camdong. The plateau forms a natural region, and is surounded by the Tháp Sēt Mountain Range to the west, and the Ngô River to the north.

Etymology

The name Kham Dông translates to 'Eastern Kham' in the Kham Rha language. In standard Rha it is spelt Khamdam in Khnam Rha and Camdong in Standard Rha

Geography and Key Features

Geology

Climate

Farming