Quảng Trị province
Quảng Trị Province
Tỉnh Quảng Trị | |
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Area codes | 233 |
ISO 3166 code | VN-25 |
Website | www |
Quảng Trị (Vietnamese: to the east, with 75 kilometres (47 mi) of coast.
Geography
Except for the narrow piedmont coastal plains, the terrain of Quảng Trị province is dominated by hills and the
The highlands, characterized by steep slopes, sharp crests, and narrow valleys, are covered mainly by a dense broadleaf evergreen forest. Most of 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 the East Sea (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
History
In the immediate prehistorical period, the lowlands of Quảng Trị and central Vietnam as a whole were occupied by Cham peoples (Champa), speaking 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.[2] Beginning in 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 the division of Vietnam in 1954 into North and South according to
Formerly, in 2000, Clear Path International (CPI) removed
Administrative divisions
Quảng Trị is subdivided into 10 district-level sub-divisions:
- 8 districts:
- Cam Lộ
- Cồn Cỏ
- Đa Krông
- Gio Linh
- Hải Lăng
- Hướng Hóa
- Triệu Phong
- Vĩnh Linh
They are further subdivided into 11 commune-level towns (or townlets), 117 communes, and 13 wards.
Non-governmental organizations
Currently,[when?] there are many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Quảng Trị. One of 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:
- Clear Path International (CPI)
- Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
- PeaceTrees Vietnam (PTVN) [1]
- Project RENEW ("Restoring the Environment and Neutralizing the Effects of the War")
- Roots of Peace[6] (RoP)
Transportation
The
Etymology
The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese 廣治.
See also
References
- ^ "Tình hình kinh tế, xã hội Quảng Trị năm 2018". Bộ Kế hoạch và Đầu tư. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Rafe de Crespigny: "South Vietnam under the Later Han Dynasty" (1989) Archived August 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "History of Quảng Trị". History.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ "Sustainable Horticulture and Agriculture Development Project (SHADE) | Roots of Peace". Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ "Vietnam - Roots of Peace".
Further reading
- Dyhouse, Janie (August 2018). "Searching for Sunday". VFW Magazine. Vol. 105, no. 10. Kansas City, Mo.: ISSN 0161-8598.
Nearly 50 years ago, a U.S. soldier in Vietnam saved a baby's life. Now he hopes to reconnect with her.
- Murfin, Gary D., A. Terry Rambo, Le-Thi-Que, Why They Fled: Refugee Movement during the Spring 1975 Communist Offensive in South Vietnam Asian Survey, Vol. 16, No. 9. (Sep., 1976): 855–863
- Pearson, Lieutenant General Willard. The War in the Northern Provinces: 1966–1968, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, (1975).
- Schulzinger, Robert D. A Time for War: The United States and Vietnam, 1941–1975 (1997).