Bến Hải River

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The Bến Hải River is a river in central Vietnam historically known for marking the boundary between North and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

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Ben Hai River 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
approximateLatitude 17th parallel north
associatedConflict Vietnam War NERFINISHED
associatedEvent division of Vietnam at the 17th parallel
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
crossedBy Hiền Lương Bridge NERFINISHED
currentStatus reunified territory waterway
definedBy Geneva Accords of 1954 NERFINISHED
emptiesInto South China Sea NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Quảng Trị Province NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Sông Bến Hải NERFINISHED
hasBridge Hiền Lương Bridge NERFINISHED
hasCulturalMeaning symbol of national reunification of Vietnam
hasHistoricalSignificance symbol of the division of Vietnam
hasMemorial Hiền Lương–Bến Hải historical relic complex NERFINISHED
historicalRole demarcation line between North Vietnam and South Vietnam
locatedIn Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone NERFINISHED
central Vietnam
mouthLocation South China Sea NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Gio Linh District NERFINISHED
Hiền Lương village NERFINISHED
Vĩnh Linh District
partOf Quảng Trị DMZ historical sites NERFINISHED
region North Central Coast region of Vietnam NERFINISHED
separated North Vietnam NERFINISHED
South Vietnam NERFINISHED
tourismType war history tourism site
usedAsBoundaryFrom 1954
usedAsBoundaryUntil 1975
wasDemilitarizedZoneAxis Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone NERFINISHED
wasPartOf Vietnam War demilitarized zone NERFINISHED

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Demilitarized Zone (Vietnam) crossedBy Bến Hải River
Quang Tri Province traversedBy Bến Hải River
this entity surface form: Ben Hai River