Houaphanh Province
Xam Neua (ຊຳເໜືອ , or "Sầm Nưa", sometimes transcribed as "Sam Neua" or "Samneua", literally 'northern swamp', is the capital of Houaphanh Province, Laos, in northeast Laos. Xam Neua is one of the country's least visited provincial capitals by Western tourists.