Nam Sam River
Chu River, also known as the Nam Sam River or Nam Xam River, is the largest tributary of Mã River. It originates from Houa peak at 2062m near Xam Neua town, Houaphanh Province in eastern Laos and travels east to meander through the Nghệ An and Thanh Hóa provinces of Vietnam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: the largest tributary of Mã River
- Also known as: “Chu River”, “Nam Chu”, “Nam Sam”, and “Nam Xam River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Điện Biên and Thanh Hoa.
Điện Biên
Suburb
Photo: Linhcandng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Điện Biên is a suburb, which is situated 8 km south of Nam Sam River.
Thanh Hoa
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Thanh Hoa is a city in the Central Coast region of Vietnam. It is a major crossroads for buses to the Lao border at Na Meo, but otherwise the town has little of interest to the average tourist.
Đông Hương
Suburb
Photo: Cuongna80, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Đông Hương is a suburb, which is situated 9 km southeast of Nam Sam River.
Nam Sam River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Nam Sam River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Nam Sam”
- Bavarian: “Chu”
- Bengali: “ন্যাম স্যাম নদী”
- Cebuano: “Nam Xam (suba sa Laos)”
- Cebuano: “Nam Xam”
- Chinese: “朱江”
- Chuvash: “Чу”
- German: “Chu”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Nam Sam”
- Irish: “Abhainn Nam Sam”
- Japanese: “チュー川”
- Japanese: “朱江”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chu”
- Norwegian: “Chu”
- Russian: “Тю”
- Spanish: “Río Nam Sam”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำซำ”
- Ukrainian: “Тю”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Chu”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Lương”
- Welsh: “Afon Nam Sam”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Trinh Sơn and Doanh Xá.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thanh Hóa Bridge and Núi Ca Để.
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