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.
All labels observed (2)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mường Thàng valley