Gio Linh
E560361
Gio Linh is a district in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam, known for its strategic location near the former Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone and its heavy involvement in the Vietnam War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gio Linh district | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
rural district ⓘ |
| administratedBy | People's Committee of Gio Linh district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | district (huyện) ⓘ |
| borders |
Cam Lộ district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Triệu Phong district NERFINISHED ⓘ Vĩnh Linh district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Gio Linh township NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Cửa Việt area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gio Linh firebase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| governedAs | district-level subdivision of Vietnam ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ forestry ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
Cold War military demarcation area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam War history ⓘ |
| hasPostWarIssues |
unexploded ordnance
ⓘ
war legacy environmental impacts ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Cửa Việt township
ⓘ
Gio Linh township NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportRoute |
National Route 1A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Route 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy involvement in the Vietnam War
ⓘ
strategic location during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Vietnam
ⓘ
North Central Coast region NERFINISHED ⓘ Quảng Trị province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Đông Hà city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Huyện Gio Linh ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | vi ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Bến Hải River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Quảng Trị province administrative system
ⓘ
former northern sector of Quảng Trị battlefield ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal district ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indochina Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +7 ⓘ |
| wasHeavilyBombedDuring | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | area around former Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
artillery duels across the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
ⓘ
intense fighting during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
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