Central Highlands
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The Central Highlands is a strategically important mountainous region in Vietnam that was a major battleground during the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Highlands canonical | 7 |
| Central Highlands campaign area | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountainous region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| averageElevation | 500–1500 meters ⓘ |
| borders |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Laos ⓘ coastal regions of central Vietnam ⓘ |
| climateType | tropical monsoon ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Buôn Ma Thuột
ⓘ
Kontum ⓘ
surface form:
Kon Tum
Pleiku ⓘ |
| containsProvince |
Gia Lai
ⓘ
Kontum ⓘ
surface form:
Kon Tum Province
Lâm Đồng Province ⓘ Đắk Lắk Province ⓘ Đắk Nông Province ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
cash crop production ⓘ coffee cultivation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bahnar
ⓘ
Jarai ⓘ M'Nông ⓘ Ê Đê ⓘ |
| hasVietnameseName | Tây Nguyên ⓘ |
| involvedBelligerent |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam
South Vietnam ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Cong ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coffee production
ⓘ
ethnic minority populations ⓘ forestry ⓘ rubber plantations ⓘ strategic military importance during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| locatedInRegion |
Central Vietnam
ⓘ
Southwestern Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
Tây Nguyên
|
| notableBattle |
Battle of Buôn Ma Thuột
ⓘ
Battle of Ia Drang ⓘ Battle of Pleiku ⓘ |
| partOf | Annamite Range ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | high ⓘ |
| strategicRoleDuringWar |
buffer zone between coastal lowlands and borders with Laos and Cambodia
ⓘ
control of Ho Chi Minh Trail approaches ⓘ control of supply routes ⓘ |
| terrainType |
mountainous
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorConflict |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| wasBattlegroundIn | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| wasMajorBattlegroundIn | Vietnam War ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Central Highlands campaign area