Red River

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The Red River is a major river in northern Vietnam that flows through the capital Hanoi and plays a crucial role in the region’s agriculture, transportation, and history.

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Label Occurrences
Red River canonical 64
Red River basin 6
Red River system 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Hồng Hà
Sông Hồng
basinCountry China
Laos
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
delta Red River Delta
economicImportance supports intensive rice cultivation in the Red River Delta
emptiesInto Gulf of Tonkin
floodControl protected by extensive dike system in Hanoi
flowsThrough Ha Nam Province
Hanoi
Hanoi
surface form: Hanoi Municipality

Hung Yen Province
Lao Cai Province
Nam Dinh Province
Phu Tho Province
Thai Binh Province
Vinh Phuc Province
Yen Bai Province
forms Red River Delta
hasStructure Long Biên Bridge
surface form: Long Bien Bridge

Nhat Tan Bridge
Vĩnh Tuy Bridge
surface form: Thang Long Bridge
historicalRole cradle of Vietnamese civilization in the Red River Delta
important route for trade and communication
strategic role in French colonial period
knownFor high silt content
seasonal flooding
length approximately 1149 km
lengthInVietnam approximately 510 km
locatedIn northern Vietnam
majorCityOnRiver Hanoi
Lao Cai Province
surface form: Lao Cai

Viet Tri
Yen Bai Province
surface form: Yen Bai
mouthLocatedIn Gulf of Tonkin
nameOrigin named for its reddish-brown silt-laden waters
region Red River Delta
surface form: Red River Delta region
riverSystem Red River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Red River system
sourceLocatedIn China
Yunnan Province
surface form: Yunnan
tributary Black River
surface form: Black River (Da River)

Chay River
Clear River (Lo River)
usedFor agriculture
fishing
inland water transport
irrigation

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Viet Nam hasMajorRiver Red River
subject surface form: Vietnam
Hanoi locatedOn Red River
Hanoi primaryRiver Red River
Tonkin majorRiver Red River
Nam Dinh Province hasMajorRiver Red River
Gulf of Tonkin drainedByRiver Red River
Đông Anh District borderedBy Red River
Nhuệ River partOf Red River
this entity surface form: Red River system
Nhuệ River tributaryOf Red River
Nhuệ River locatedNear Red River
Long Biên District river Red River
West Lake near Red River
Long Biên Bridge crosses Red River
Long Biên Bridge river Red River
Long Biên Bridge viewpointFor Red River
Gia Lâm District locatedBy Red River
Mê Linh District locatedNear Red River
Đông Đô locatedOnRiver Red River
Red River Valley namedAfter Red River
Red River riverSystem Red River self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Red River (Vietnam)
this entity surface form: Red River system
Đuống River distributaryOf Red River
The Forks locatedAtConfluenceOf Red River
Red River Delta formedByRiver Red River
Thai Binh Province hasRiver Red River
Ha Nam Province hasMajorRiver Red River
Nam Dinh City nearRiverSystem Red River
Hanoi hydrological network basin Red River
this entity surface form: Red River basin
Dai La Citadel locatedNextTo Red River
Hà Nam Province locatedInBasin Red River
this entity surface form: Red River basin
Bồ Đề locatedNear Red River
Bồ Đề locatedEastOf Red River
Sài Đồng locatedEastOf Red River
Thanh Trì Bridge crosses Red River
Việt Hưng locatedNear Red River
Vĩnh Tuy Bridge crosses Red River
Vĩnh Tuy Bridge riverBasin Red River
this entity surface form: Red River basin
Nguyễn Du Ward drainageBasin Red River
this entity surface form: Red River basin
Paul Doumer Bridge crosses Red River
Sơn Tây (town) hasNearbyRiver Red River
subject surface form: Sơn Tây
O Quan Chuong Gate near Red River
Vịnh Bắc Bộ hasRiverMouth Red River
Đáy River tributaryOf Red River
this entity surface form: Red River system