Central Highlands, South Vietnam

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Central Highlands, South Vietnam was a strategically vital, mountainous and forested region that served as a major battleground during the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
military theater
region
borderedBy Cambodia
Coastal lowlands of South Vietnam
Laos
climate tropical monsoon
connectedTo Ho Chi Minh Trail (logistical network named after him)
surface form: Ho Chi Minh Trail system
containsCity Buôn Ma Thuột
surface form: Ban Me Thuot

Kontum
Pleiku
containsProvince Darlac Province
Kontum
surface form: Kontum Province

Pleiku Province
Quang Duc Province
country South Vietnam
currentAdministrativeArea Central Highlands, South Vietnam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Central Highlands region of modern Vietnam

Dak Lak Province
Đắk Nông Province
surface form: Dak Nong Province

Gia Lai
surface form: Gia Lai Province

Kontum
surface form: Kon Tum Province

Lam Dong Province
economicActivity coffee cultivation (postwar)
forestry
rubber plantations
elevation generally higher than coastal plains of South Vietnam
ethnicGroups various Montagnard highland peoples
importanceTo North Vietnamese campaign strategy
South Vietnamese national defense strategy
locatedIn Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
militaryUse location of U.S. bases and airfields
logistics corridor for North Vietnamese forces
notableEvent ARVN withdrawal from Central Highlands in 1975
North Vietnamese offensive leading to fall of Ban Me Thuot in March 1975
partOf Annamite Range
sawBattle 1975 Spring Offensive
surface form: 1975 Central Highlands campaign

Battle of Ia Drang
Battle of Pleiku
Easter Offensive fighting in 1972
strategicImportance high
strategicRole base area for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces
control of interior lines of communication in South Vietnam
shield for coastal population centers
terrainType forested
mountainous
usedBy Army of the Republic of Vietnam
People's Army of Vietnam
United States Army
Viet Cong
warPeriod 1955–1975
wasBattlegroundIn Vietnam War

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Battle of Ia Drang locatedIn Central Highlands, South Vietnam
northwestern Vietnam partOf Central Highlands, South Vietnam
subject surface form: Northwestern Vietnam
this entity surface form: Vietnamese highlands
Montagnard highland peoples region Central Highlands, South Vietnam
this entity surface form: Central Highlands of Vietnam
Battle of Kontum location Central Highlands, South Vietnam
this entity surface form: Central Highlands of South Vietnam
Battle of Kontum theater Central Highlands, South Vietnam
this entity surface form: Central Highlands theater of the Vietnam War
Central Highlands, South Vietnam currentAdministrativeArea Central Highlands, South Vietnam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Central Highlands region of modern Vietnam
Pleiku Campaign militaryTheater Central Highlands, South Vietnam
this entity surface form: Central Highlands of Vietnam
University of Da Nang serves Central Highlands, South Vietnam
this entity surface form: Central Highlands region of Vietnam
66th Regiment, People's Army of Vietnam theater Central Highlands, South Vietnam