Đông Hà

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Đông Hà is a city in central Vietnam that served as a strategic military and logistical hub during the Vietnam War, located close to the former Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.

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Đông Hà canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeStatus provincial capital of Quảng Trị Province
conflict Vietnam War
connectedBy National Route 1A
Route 9
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
distanceToDMZ approximately 10 kilometers south of the former DMZ
historicalEvent subject to heavy bombing during the Vietnam War
locatedIn Quảng Trị Province
linked to: Quang Tri Province
locatedInRegion Central Vietnam
locatedNear Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
locatedOnRiver Hiếu River
linked to: Hieu River
nearBorderWith Laos
region North Central Coast
roleDuringVietnamWar logistical hub
strategic military hub
servedAs supply base
transportation junction
strategicImportanceReason junction of major road and river routes
proximity to DMZ
timeZone Indochina Time
usedBy Army of the Republic of Vietnam
United States military forces
utcOffset +7
wasPartOf South Vietnam

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North Central Coast hasMajorCity Đông Hà
National Route 9 (Vietnam) passesThrough Đông Hà
subject linked to: National Route 9
Lao Bảo roadConnectionTo Đông Hà
Cam Lộ locatedNear Đông Hà
Cam Lộ locatedWestOf Đông Hà
Asian Highway 9 hasTerminus Đông Hà
Asian Highway 9 connectsCity Đông Hà