Ia Drang River (Vietnamese: Sông Ia Drăng), also known as the Prêk Drang in Cambodia,[1] is a tributary of the Srepok River in the Mekong river system that flows through Vietnam and Cambodia.[2][3]
The river originates from the hills in southern Pleiku, the provincial capital of Gia Lai province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam.[3] It then flows southwestwards, through Chư Prông district and enters the Ou Ya Dav District of Ratanakiri province in northeast Cambodia, before joining the Srepok River.
The valley northeast of the Chư Prông massif, through which the river flows, is the site of the Battle of Ia Drang in November 1965, during the Vietnam War.[4]
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edit- ^ "MILITARY ACTIVITY CAMBODIA/SOUTH VIETNAM BORDER 1336N 10733E". CIA. 10 December 1965.
- ^ "Report No. 80951-VN: Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Credit in the Amount of SDR 16.30 Million to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" (PDF). World Bank.
- ^ a b "Quyết định số 2138/QĐ-TTg của Thủ tướng Chính phủ: Phê duyệt Quy hoạch tổng hợp lưu vực sông Srêpốk thời kỳ 2021 - 2030, tầm nhìn đến năm 2050" (PDF) (in Vietnamese).
- ^ Albright, John; Cash, John A.; Sandstrum, Allan W. (1970). Seven Firefights in Vietnam. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army. p. 4.
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