Kontum
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Kontum is a city and province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands that became a major battleground during the Vietnam War, notably in the 1972 Easter Offensive.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kon Tum Province | 7 |
| Kontum Province | 3 |
| Kontum canonical | 2 |
| Kon Tum | 1 |
| Kon Tum province | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
provincial capital ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | provincial city ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Kontum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kon Tum Province
|
| climateClassification | Aw (Köppen) ⓘ |
| conflict |
Easter Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
1972 Easter Offensive
Tet Offensive-related operations ⓘ |
| connectedByHighway |
Ho Chi Minh Highway
ⓘ
National Route 1A ⓘ
surface form:
National Route 14
|
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| economySector |
agriculture
ⓘ
coffee cultivation ⓘ forestry ⓘ rubber plantations ⓘ |
| hasAirportNearby | Pleiku Airport ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroups |
Bahnar
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahnar people
Jarai people ⓘ Sedang people ⓘ Kinh ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese Kinh
|
| hasLandmark |
Dak Bla River suspension bridges
ⓘ
Kontum Wooden Church ⓘ
surface form:
Kontum Bishop’s House
Kontum Wooden Church ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryHistory | ARVN defense against North Vietnamese forces in 1972 ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Battle of Kontum ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| localLanguages |
Bahnaric
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahnaric languages
Jarai language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kontum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kon Tum Province
|
| locatedInCountry |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| locatedInGeographicRegion |
Tây Nguyên
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam’s Central Highlands
|
| locatedInRegion |
Central Highlands
ⓘ
Tây Nguyên ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Đăk Bla River ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Laos ⓘ |
| notableFor |
key target in the 1972 Easter Offensive
ⓘ
major battleground during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kontum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kon Tum Province
|
| religionPresent |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ indigenous ethnic religions ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control point on routes to Pleiku and the coast
ⓘ
gateway to the Central Highlands ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indochina Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +7 ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Kon Tum Province