Khe Sanh

Khe Sanh is a small city in Central . The area surrounding it saw some of the fiercest fighting during the American War.
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  • Type: Town with 13,900 residents
  • Description: district capital of Hướng Hoá District, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam
  • Also known as: “Huong Hoa” and “Thị Trấn Khe Sanh”

Khe Sanh

Latitude
16.6296° or 16° 37′ 47″ north
Longitude
106.7377° or 106° 44′ 16″ east
Population
13,900
Elevation
410 metres (1,345 feet)
Open location code
7P88JPHQ+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369494918
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1579363
Wiki­data ID
Q1924264
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Khe Sanh” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Kheşan”
  • Breton: “Khe Sanh”
  • Cebuano: “Thị Trấn Khe Sanh”
  • Chinese: “溪山”
  • Chinese: “溪生市鎮”
  • Chinese: “溪生市镇”
  • Chinese: “溪生社”
  • Dutch: “Khe Sanh”
  • Finnish: “Khe Sanh”
  • French: “Khe Sanh”
  • Hebrew: “קה-סאן”
  • Japanese: “ケサン”
  • Russian: “Ке-Сань”
  • Russian: “Кхе Сан”
  • Russian: “Кхе Сань”
  • Russian: “Кхе-Сан”
  • Russian: “Кхе-Сань”
  • Russian: “Кхесань”
  • Russian: “Кхешань”
  • Ukrainian: “Кхешань”
  • Urdu: “کھے سان”
  • Vietnamese: “Chiến trường Khe Sanh”
  • Vietnamese: “Khe Sanh”

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