Red River

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river

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.

Aliases (2)

Red River (Vietnam) ×50
Red River system ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
alsoKnownAs	Hồng Hà → Sông Hồng →
basinCountry	China → Laos → Vietnam →
country	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 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 Bien Bridge → Nhat Tan Bridge → 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 → Viet Tri → Yen Bai →
mouthLocatedIn	Gulf of Tonkin →
nameOrigin	named for its reddish-brown silt-laden waters →
region	Red River Delta region →
riverSystem	Red River system →
sourceLocatedIn	China → Yunnan →
tributary	Black River (Da River) → Chay River NERFINISHED → Clear River (Lo River) →
usedFor	agriculture → fishing → inland water transport → irrigation →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hoàn Kiếm District → Đông Anh District →	borderedBy
Nam Dinh Province → Vietnam →	hasMajorRiver
Mê Linh District → Nhuệ River →	locatedNear
Phúc Thọ District → Đông Đô →	locatedOnRiver
Long Biên Bridge → Long Biên District →	river
Long Biên Bridge →	crosses
Gulf of Tonkin →	drainedByRiver
Gia Lâm District →	locatedBy
Đông Anh District →	locatedNorthOf
Hanoi →	locatedOn
Tonkin →	majorRiver
Red River Valley →	namedAfter
West Lake →	near
Nhuệ River ("Red River system") →	partOf
Hanoi →	primaryRiver
Red River (Vietnam) ("Red River system") →	riverSystem
Indochinese Peninsula →	traversedBy
Nhuệ River →	tributaryOf
Long Biên Bridge →	viewpointFor