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Ban Takok Destination Guide

Touring Ban Takok in Laos

Ban Takok in the region of Savannahkhét is a city located in Laos - some 269 mi or ( 433 km ) East of Vientiane , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ban Takok is now 06:18 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Vientiane " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Huế, Dong Hoi, Dong Ha, Da Nang, and Na Tan. Being here already, consider visiting Huế . Check out our recommendations for Ban Takok ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Hill 881

The Battle of Hill 881 was a battle during the Vietnam War between the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN, or in US sources "North Vietnamese Army" or NVA) and United States Marines. Conducted in the I Corps Tactical Zone it became known as "the Hill Fights", involving Hill 881 North, Hill 881 South, and Hill 861 . The 'hill' designation in this case actually refers to a "hill mass" or a collection of ridges and saddles, the numbers to the elevation the highest point of the hill masses in meters.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.69 106.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1967, Battles involving Vietnam, Battles involving the United States, United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War

Huong Hoa District

Hướng Hóa is a rural district of Quang Tri province in the North Central Coastal region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 69,003. The district covers an area of 1,145 km². The district capital lies at Khe Sanh. The population is made up of ethnic Vietnamese as well as Bru people and Ta Oi people. It was the site of the Battle of Khe Sanh in early-1968, one of the bloodiest engagements of the Vietnam War.

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Located at 16.75 106.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Districts of Quang Tri Province, Redirects from titles with diacritics