Quang Tri Ancient Citadel

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Quang Tri Ancient Citadel is a historic Vietnamese fortress and battlefield site renowned for its intense fighting and heavy bombardment during the Vietnam War, particularly in 1972.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
associatedWith 17th parallel demilitarized zone (DMZ) ⓘ
attackedBy Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
United States military forces ⓘ
battleDuration 81 days ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf Emperor Minh Mang ⓘ
linked to: Minh Mạng
casualties tens of thousands of soldiers ⓘ
commemoratedOn Vietnamese War Invalids and Martyrs Day ceremonies ⓘ
constructedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
constructionStartYear 1809 ⓘ
country Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
currentUse educational site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
defendedBy People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
hasInterpretiveCenter museum exhibits on 1972 battle ⓘ
hasMemorial martyrs' monument ⓘ
mass grave area ⓘ
hasMoat true ⓘ
hasRamparts true ⓘ
hasShape square plan ⓘ
heritageStatus national historical relic of Vietnam ⓘ
languageOfSignage English ⓘ
Vietnamese ⓘ
locatedIn Quang Tri Province ⓘ
Quang Tri Town ⓘ
locatedInFormerState Nguyen dynasty Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Nguyễn dynasty
locatedInRegion North Central Coast ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Thach Han River ⓘ
managedBy authorities of Quang Tri Province ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearbyCity Dong Ha ⓘ
nearbySite Ben Hai River ⓘ
Hien Luong Bridge ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Quang Tri (1972) ⓘ
notableFor heavy bombardment in 1972 ⓘ
intense fighting during the Vietnam War ⓘ
originalFunction administrative center ⓘ
military fortress ⓘ
partOfConflict Easter Offensive ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
symbolOf Vietnamese resistance ⓘ
war devastation ⓘ
tourismType battlefield tourism ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ
yearOfMajorBattle 1972 ⓘ

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Quang Tri Province → contains → Quang Tri Ancient Citadel ⓘ
Bến Hải River → partOf → Quảng Trị DMZ historical sites ⓘ
linked to: Quang Tri Ancient Citadel