Kontum

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Kontum or Kon Tum is the capital town Kon Tum Province in Vietnam. It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders with Laos and Cambodia.

After the Army of North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam on March 30, 1972, two divisions attempted to capture Kontum.

External links

* [http://www.pmgeiser.ch/vietnam/places/kontum.htm Kontum travel guide]
* [http://www.kontum.gov.vn/ Kontum government home page] (Vietnamese)
* [http://www.thebattleofkontum.com/ The Battle of Kontum]
* [http://www.adventuretravelvietnam.com/kon-tum.html Kon Tum Travelogue]