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'''Kontum''', the capital of | '''Kontum''', the capital of '''Kontum Province''', borders [[Laos]] and [[Cambodia]], and, inside Vietnam, borders [[Quang Nam Province]] on the north, [[Quang Ngai Province]] on the east and [[Gia Lai Province]] on the south. | ||
It is 45 km north of [[Pleiku]] and southeast of [[Ben Tre]] in the former [[II Corps tactical zone]] of the former [[South Vietnam]]. Further away, it is 246km from [[Ban Me Thuot]] and 215km from [[Qui Nhon]]. | It is 45 km north of [[Pleiku]] and southeast of [[Ben Tre]] in the former [[II Corps tactical zone]] of the former [[South Vietnam]]. Further away, it is 246km from [[Ban Me Thuot]] and 215km from [[Qui Nhon]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:54, 19 December 2008
Kontum, the capital of Kontum Province, borders Laos and Cambodia, and, inside Vietnam, borders Quang Nam Province on the north, Quang Ngai Province on the east and Gia Lai Province on the south.
It is 45 km north of Pleiku and southeast of Ben Tre in the former II Corps tactical zone of the former South Vietnam. Further away, it is 246km from Ban Me Thuot and 215km from Qui Nhon.
Highway 14 runs through it,and Highway 24 connects it to Quang Ngai.
It is east of the Chu Pong Massif, one of the dominant terrain features during the Battle of the Ia Drang.