| Long Tieng | |
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  Long Tieng | |
| Coordinates | 19°6′28″N 102°55′24.5″E / 19.10778°N 102.923472°E |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Lao People's Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1962 |
| In use | 1962-present |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | U.S. Air Force/Central Intelligence Agency Royal Lao Army |
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| Elevation AMSL | 3,215 ft / 980 m | ||||||||||
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Long Tieng (also spelled Long Chieng, Long Cheng, or Long Chen) is a Laotian military base in Xaisomboun Province.[1] During the Laotian Civil War, it served as a town and airbase operated by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States.[2] During this time, it was also referred to as Lima Site 98 (LS 98) or Lima Site 20A (LS 20A).
At the height of its significance in the late 1960s, the "secret city" of Long Tieng maintained a population of 40,000 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in Laos at the time,[3] although it never appeared on maps throughout this period.
- ^ Burke, Andrew (April 2007). "The Road to Long Cheng: Inside the CIA's Secret City". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2008-08-25.[better source needed]
- ^ "Laos: Deeper Into the Other War". Time. 1970-03-09. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ Prados, John (2003). Lost Crusader: The Secret Wars of CIA Director William Colby. Oxford University Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-19-512847-5.