The Thạch Hãn River is a river in Quảng Trị province , Vietnam . It rises in the Annamite Mountains , and enters the South China Sea east of Đông Hà . It is approximately 270 kilometres (170 mi) long, with two main tributaries and with several branches to the sea.
3-560: The Thạch Hãn river is formed by the confluence of two rivers which rise in the western highlands of Vietnam; the Đakrông , which flows from the south-west through Đa Krông District , and the Rào Quán , which rises in the mountains north of Khe Sanh . In the plains the river is joined by three main left bank tributaries; the Ái Tử , the Vĩnh Phước , and the Hiếu , known in its upper reaches as
6-598: A river in Vietnam is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Khe Sanh Khe Sanh is the district capital of Hướng Hoá District , Quảng Trị Province , Vietnam , located 63 km west of Đông Hà. During the Vietnam War , the Khe Sanh Combat Base was located to the north of the city. The Battle of Khe Sanh took place there. The Khe Sanh Combat Base is a museum where relics of
9-668: The Cam Lộ . The river enters the sea at Cửa Việt , east of Đông Hà city . The Thạch Hãn is also connected by distributaries to the Bến Hải River to the north, marking what used to be the Demilitarized Zone, and the Ô Lâu to the south, which reaches the sea at the Tam Giang lagoon . 16°51′35″N 107°7′50″E / 16.85972°N 107.13056°E / 16.85972; 107.13056 This article related to
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