Muong Thanh Valley

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Muong Thanh Valley is a broad, fertile valley in northwestern Vietnam best known as the site of the historic Battle of Dien Bien Phu during the First Indochina War.

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Label Occurrences
Muong Thanh Valley canonical 1
Mường Thàng valley 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf valley
administrativeCenterFor Dien Bien Province NERFINISHED
associatedWith French Far East Expeditionary Corps defeat
Viet Minh victory in 1954 NERFINISHED
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
hasCity Dien Bien Phu NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical monsoon climate
hasCulturalRegion Thai ethnic cultural area
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
services related to Dien Bien Phu battlefield
tourism
hasFeature Nam Rom River NERFINISHED
broad flat valley floor
surrounding mountains
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Dien Bien Phu NERFINISHED
hasHydrology river-fed irrigation system
hasLandUse paddy fields
rural settlements
hasNameInVietnamese Cánh đồng Mường Thanh
hasNotableStructure Dien Bien Phu battlefield memorials
historic French fortifications remnants
hasSoilType fertile alluvial soil
hasTransport Dien Bien Phu Airport nearby
historicalDate 1954
historicalPeriod First Indochina War NERFINISHED
inhabitedBy Kinh people NERFINISHED
Thai ethnic groups
knownFor Battle of Dien Bien Phu NERFINISHED
fertile agricultural land
rice cultivation
languageRegion Vietnamese language
locatedIn Da River basin NERFINISHED
Dien Bien Phu region NERFINISHED
Dien Bien Province NERFINISHED
northwestern Vietnam NERFINISHED
locatedOn Nam Rom River NERFINISHED
near Laos border
partOf Northwest region of Vietnam
historic Black River region
historic Tai valleys system in Northwest Vietnam
regionType inland valley
resultOfEvent symbol of Vietnamese victory over French colonial forces
strategicImportance gateway to Laos from Vietnam
key French fortified camp during First Indochina War
terrainType alluvial valley
tourismType battlefield tourism
cultural tourism
usedFor agriculture
rice farming

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Dien Bien Phu locatedInValley Muong Thanh Valley
Kim Bôi District locatedIn Muong Thanh Valley
this entity surface form: Mường Thàng valley