Pleiku Province

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Pleiku Province was a former province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, historically significant as a major military area during the Vietnam War.

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Pleiku Province canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative division
former province of Vietnam
administrativeStatus defunct province
borderedByCountry Cambodia
capital Pleiku
climate tropical monsoon
conflict Vietnam War
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
dissolution reorganized after reunification of Vietnam in 1975
ethnicGroups Bahnar
Jarai
Kinh
governedBy Republic of Vietnam government
hasMilitaryFacility Camp Holloway
Pleiku Air Base
linked to: Pleiku Airport

various forward operating bases
historicalPeriod Vietnam War
locatedInFormerCountry South Vietnam
locatedInRegion Central Highlands
Tây Nguyên
namedAfter Pleiku
notableEvent attacks on Pleiku in February 1965
notableEventConsequence escalation of U.S. bombing of North Vietnam
notableFor air operations from Pleiku Air Base
intense ground combat
partOfMilitaryTheater Central Highlands campaign area
linked to: Central Highlands
postWarChange integrated into Socialist Republic of Vietnam’s new provincial system
significance major military area during the Vietnam War
strategicRole logistics hub for Central Highlands operations
staging area for operations along the Ho Chi Minh Trail vicinity
successorAdministrativeUnit Gia Lai Province
linked to: Gia Lai

Kon Tum Province
linked to: Kontum
terrain mountainous
plateau
timePeriod 20th century
usedByMilitaryForces Army of the Republic of Vietnam
North Vietnamese forces
United States military
Viet Cong

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Battle of Ia Drang locatedIn Pleiku Province
Pleiku Campaign location Pleiku Province
Battle of LZ Albany location Pleiku Province