Khe Sanh

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Khe Sanh is a town in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam, best known as the site of a major and prolonged siege during the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
category Battlefields of the Vietnam War ⓘ
District capitals in Vietnam ⓘ
Populated places in Quảng Trị province ⓘ
climate tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
country Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
countryCode VN ⓘ
elevation highland area ⓘ
hasAttraction Khe Sanh Combat Base museum ⓘ
war relics and bunkers ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent Siege of Khe Sanh (1968) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Khe Sanh
hasMilitaryBase Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
hasNearbyFeature Trường Sơn Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Annamite Range

former Ho Chi Minh Trail ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
knownFor Battle of Khe Sanh ⓘ
siege during the Vietnam War ⓘ
language Vietnamese ⓘ
locatedIn Bắc Trung Bộ ⓘ
linked to: Central Vietnam

Quảng Trị Province ⓘ
linked to: Quang Tri Province

central Vietnam ⓘ
locatedNorthOf Huế ⓘ
locatedOn Ho Chi Minh Highway ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam ⓘ
militaryForceInvolved Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
near Laotian border ⓘ
Route 9 ⓘ
partOf Hướng Hóa District ⓘ
linked to: Huong Hoa District
provinceCapitalOf Hướng Hóa District ⓘ
linked to: Huong Hoa District
region North Central Coast ⓘ
roadConnection National Route 9 ⓘ
strategicImportance US Marine Corps base during Vietnam War ⓘ
part of defense of DMZ region ⓘ
timeZone Indochina Time ⓘ
tourismType war tourism ⓘ
utcOffset +7 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Khe Sanh → location → Khe Sanh ⓘ
Battle of Khe Sanh → associatedWith → Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
General Offensive and Uprising → tookPlaceIn → Khe Sanh area ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone (Vietnam) → majorBaseNearby → Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
Quang Tri Province → contains → Khe Sanh ⓘ
Khe Sanh → hasMilitaryBase → Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
Operation Niagara → location → Khe Sanh ⓘ
Operation Niagara → supported → Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
Operation Pegasus → location → Khe Sanh, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
Route 9 (Quảng Trị Province) → near → Khe Sanh ⓘ
subject linked to: Route 9
I Corps Tactical Zone, South Vietnam → containsBase → Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
1st Battalion, 26th Marines → garrisonDuringWar → Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
Camp Carroll → nearbyBase → Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
Operation Dewey Canyon II → usedBase → Khe Sanh Combat Base ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
Operation Dewey Canyon II → result → Khe Sanh Combat Base was reoccupied and used as a logistics hub ⓘ
linked to: Khe Sanh
Huong Hoa District → hasCapital → Khe Sanh ⓘ
National Route 9 (Vietnam) → historicallyUsedAsRouteTo → Khe Sanh ⓘ
subject linked to: National Route 9
Jimmy Barnes → notableSong → Khe Sanh ⓘ