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Encyclopedia > Pleiku

Pleiku is a town in central Vietnam seated in the central highland region. It is the capital of the Gia Lai Province. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Tây Nguyên, translated as Central Highlands, is one of the regions of Vietnam. ... Gia Lai is a province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. ...


It was strategically important during the Vietnam War because of the presence of military firebases. It is inhabited primarily by the Bahnar and Jarai ethnic groups, sometimes known as the Montagnards or Degar. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... A fire support base (FSB or firebase) is an encampment designed to provide fire support to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of their main base camp cannon and howitzers. ... Bahnar can refer to: The Bahnar people of Vietnam The Bahnar language The Bahnaric languages Category: ... The Jarai are an ethnic group based primarily in Vietnams Central Highlands. ... The Degar (referred to by French colonists as Montagnard) are the indigenous peoples of the central highlands of Vietnam. ...


The town sits at the junction of several highways - the northern road to Kontum and the highway west to Stœng Trêng in Cambodia. There is a historical website that is nonprofit dedicated to the 1972 Easter Offensive in the Kontum area. ...


The city is home to the Hoang Anh Gia Lai club. Hoang Anh Gia Lai is a Vietnamese football club based in Pleiku. ...


Pleiku is served by Pleiku Airport in the near outskirt of the city. Pleiku Airport (IATA: PXU, ICAO: VVPK) is an airport located in Pleiku, Vietnam. ...


Coordinates: 13°59′N, 108°00′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Image File history File links Flag_of_Vietnam. ... Gia Lai is a province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. ... The provinces of Vietnam are divided into districts (huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and towns (thị xã). The centrally-controlled municipalities are subdivided into rural districts (quận) and urban districts (huyện), and then subdivided into wards (phường). ... An Khe is episode 102 of The West Wing. ... Image File history File links LocationVietnamGiaLai. ... The provinces of Vietnam are divided into districts (huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and towns (thị xã). The centrally-controlled municipalities are subdivided into rural districts (quận) and urban districts (huyện), and then subdivided into wards (phường). ...


 

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