Ben Hai River

The Bến Hải River is a river in central which became an important landmark in the partition of the country into a northern and a southern zone along the 17th parallel by the Geneva Accords of 1954 then ended in 1975.
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  • Stream
  • Description: The Vietnamese river which made Vietnam become 2 countries 21/7/1954-2/7/1976.
  • Also known as
    “Behai River”
    “Sông Bến Hải”
    “Sông Bến Hat”
    “Sông Bến Nghé”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gio Linh.
is a commune and capital of District, Quảng Trị Province, . is situated 10 km south of Ben Hai River.

Ben Hai River

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Latitude
17.01017° or 17° 0′ 37″ north
Longitude
107.10823° or 107° 6′ 30″ east
Open location code
7P992465+37
Geo­Names ID
1588025
Wiki­data ID
Q1931412

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Ben Hai River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Ben Hai”
  • Cebuano: “Sông Bến Hải”
  • Chinese: “滨海河”
  • Chinese: “濱海河”
  • Chinese: “邊海河”
  • Czech: “Ben Hai”
  • Dutch: “Ben Hai Rivier”
  • Dutch: “Bến Hải Rivier”
  • Dutch: “Ben Hai”
  • Dutch: “Bến Hải”
  • German: “Ben Hai-Fluss”
  • German: “Bến-Hải-Fluss”
  • German: “Sông Bến Hải”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Ben Hai”
  • Japanese: “ベンハイ川”
  • Korean: “벤하이강”
  • Polish: “Ben Hai”
  • Polish: “Bến Hải”
  • Russian: “Бенхай”
  • Ukrainian: “Бенхай”
  • Vietnamese: “Bến Hải”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Bến Hải”
  • Welsh: “Afon Ben Hai”

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