Quảng Trị is a coastal province near the southernmost part of the North Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam , north of the former imperial capital of Huế . It borders Quảng Bình to the north, Thừa Thiên Huế to the south, Savannakhet of Laos to the west and the South China Sea to the east, with 75 kilometres (47 mi) of coast.
19-720: Lao Bảo is a small town in Hướng Hóa District of Quảng Trị Province , Vietnam , located in the North Central Coast region, near the border with Laos . Its population is approximately 30,000. Lao Bảo is the last Vietnamese town on National Route 9 , which runs westwards from Dong Ha near the Vietnamese coast over the Annamite Range into Laos. The road was constructed in 1930 by the French colonial administration to connect
38-546: A Malayo-Polynesian language, and culturally distinct from the Vietnamese to the north along the Red River . The Qin dynasty of China conquered parts of present-day Central Vietnam at the end of the 3rd century BCE, and administered the indigenous peoples of the area through a commandery, Rinan , for several centuries. A rebellion by the Cham in the 2nd century CE overthrew Chinese control and reestablished local government. Beginning in
57-511: Is a small town in the border area, it also provides several jobs for the people there. In comparison with the provincial capital of Đông Hà in standard of individual earnings, the earnings of inhabitants of Lao Bao are higher. In Lao Bảo the Sepon River (Vietnamese: Sông Xê-pôn ) is the border line between Hướng Hóa and the Savan province of Laos. This river is only 1 meter in depth and its width
76-802: Is about 100 metres. Surrounding the river is a jungle with large, tall trees. Several commerce and trade initiatives with Laos and Thailand have been recently developed in Lao Bảo. An international border crossing between Vietnam and Laos is located in Lao Bảo and called the Lao Bao International Border Gate. The checkpoint on the Lao side is called the Dansavan International Border Gate, located in Dansavan village, Savannakhet Province , Laos. Besides conventional Vietnamese visas,
95-469: The Southwest Monsoon (May to September), and much cooler wet weather during the rainy season (November to mid-March). Annual average temperature is 24 °C (75 °F), but temperatures can drop as low as 7 °C (45 °F) during the rainy season. In the immediate prehistorical period, the lowlands of Quảng Trị and central Vietnam as a whole were occupied by Cham peoples ( Champa ), speaking
114-497: The 14th and 15th centuries, the Chams were defeated in the area by Vietnamese armies, and ethnic Vietnamese gradually displaced or absorbed/assimilated those Chams who had not fled. Over time a distinct Vietnamese dialectical and cultural subgroup developed in the area. The region was seized by the French by 1874. In 1887 it became part of French Indochina , i.e. the Annam protectorate . Upon
133-548: The Lao Bao International Border Gate is also an entry point for Vietnamese Evisas. Qu%E1%BA%A3ng Tr%E1%BB%8B Province Except for the narrow piedmont coastal plains, the terrain of Quảng Trị province is dominated by hills and the Annamite Mountains . The highlands, characterized by steep slopes, sharp crests, and narrow valleys, are covered mainly by a dense broadleaf evergreen forest. Most of
152-500: The South China Sea or west into Laos or Cambodia. Those flowing eastward follow short courses through deep narrow valleys over rocky bottoms until they reach the coastal plains, where they slow down and disperse. The westward-flowing streams follow longer traces, sometimes through deep canyons which are subject to seasonal flooding. The weather features a wide range of temperatures and rainfall, with hot and dry south-west winds during
171-628: The South. Vietnam was unified in 1976. Formerly, in 2000, Clear Path International (CPI) removed unexploded ordnance (UXO) left by the United States in Quảng Trị province, which was at the time the largest unexploded ordnance removal effort by an NGO in Vietnam's history. Since 1999, Mines Advisory Group (MAG International) has maintained operations in Quảng Trị and neighbouring Quảng Bình province , providing
190-797: The Sun", referring to the Southern Hemisphere) was originally astronomical: above the Tropic of Cancer , the Chinese always faced south during religious ceremonies concerning the sun. In his Records of the Grand Historian , Sima Qian claimed the Qin dynasty had expanded so far as Rinan , where the houses faced north instead of south. The Han claimed this conceptual region as early as 111 BC upon their conquest of Nanyue but did not administer an actual district under
209-649: The biggest problems which they are focusing on is the explosive remnants of war (ERW). Below is the list of NGOs who are very active in helping Quảng Trị province deal with this problem: The National Route 1 runs north–south of this province. Vietnam–Laos road also runs west–east of this province and has a junction with national road 1A. Hanoi–Saigon Railway goes through Quảng Trị. Quảng Trị Airport will be built 7 km north of Đông Hà . The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese 廣 治 . Rinan Rinan ( Chinese : 日南 ; pinyin : Rìnán ; Vietnamese : Nhật Nam ), also rendered as Jih-nan ,
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#1732869542365228-550: The demilitarized zone. In 1966, North Vietnamese forces (PAVN) also began occupying the northern region and pushing deeper into the province. The provincial capital, Quảng Trị City, was overrun and occupied briefly by Communist troops in April 1967, and was a principal battleground during the 1968 Tet Offensive when it was again overrun by North Vietnamese troops and held for a short period before being recaptured by South Vietnamese government and U.S. forces. The Battle of Khe Sanh (1968)
247-528: The division of Vietnam in 1954 into North and South according to Geneva accords , Quảng Trị became the northernmost province of the State of Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam , successor of the former. The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone lay in the province. Beginning 1964, the province gradually became a center for American bases, particularly after October 1966, when the 3rd Marine Division moved to bases just south of
266-574: The name until 48 BC. Under the Western Han , it was recorded as having 14,000 households or about 69,000 people. Several embassies from Rome ( Da Qin ) during the 1st and 2nd centuries – including one from Marcus Aurelius in AD 166 – are recorded as having come via Rinan, presumably by sea via India . In AD 264, during the division of Jiaozhou by the Emperor Jing of Wu , Rinan
285-523: The only civilian staffed demining and UXO clearance operations in Vietnam. Slowly rebuilding in the areas cleared of mines is Roots of Peace working with MAG on a demine-replant model, clearing areas and working with local farmers to plant high-value crops. Quảng Trị is subdivided into 10 district-level sub-divisions: They are further subdivided into 11 commune-level towns (or townlets), 117 communes, and 13 wards. Currently, there are many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Quảng Trị. One of
304-400: The peaks are from 4,000 feet (1,200 m) to 7,000 feet (2,100 m) feet high, but some rise above 8,000 feet (2,400 m). The narrow coastal plains flanking the highlands on the east have rocky headlands and consist of belts of sand dunes and, in areas where the soil is suitable, paddy field. From the crests that mark the drainage divide in the highlands, streams flow either east towards
323-804: The towns along the Mekong River to the Vietnamese coast. As route AH16 in Asian Highway Network , the road continues further westwards through Laos and across the Mekong into Thailand . It is part of the East-West Economic Corridor that stretches 1,450 km, connecting four Mekong region countries: Vietnam, Laos, Thailand , and Myanmar . As Lao Bảo is located in an advantaged area of commerce and border trade between Vietnam and Laos, this small town has opportunities to do business and exchange timber with Laos and Thailand for profit. Although it
342-743: Was a part of the North's steady efforts to occupy the whole of the province. After Khe Sanh was evacuated in July 1968, the North Vietnamese continued their efforts to take the entire province. The most notable achievement of the North Vietnamese offensive in 1972 was capturing Quảng Trị ( First Battle of Quảng Trị ), although they lost much of the territory gained during the South Vietnamese counter-offensive from June through September 1972 ( Second Battle of Quảng Trị ). In 1975, communist North Vietnamese army took over
361-585: Was the southernmost commandery of the Chinese Han dynasty . It was located in the central area of modern-day Vietnam between Quảng Bình and Bình Định provinces. It was administered by a local mandarin under direction from the capital of Jiaozhi at Leilou or Longbian (after c. AD 200) near modern Hanoi . It was part of the territories briefly occupied by Trưng Trắc 's rebellion forces in AD ;39. The concept of "Rinan" ( lit "South of
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