Dak To

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Dak To
Dak To Location of in Vietnam
Coordinates: 14°41′60″N 107°50′60″E / 14.7, 107.85
Country	Vietnam
Province	Kon Tum Province

Dak To is a village in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and in the so-called "tri-border" area where the borders of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia all come together. Located just north of the Vietnamese town of Tan Canh -- nicknamed "Tin Can" by the American GIs, Dak To is populated by a Montagnard tribal people known as the Degar. It was viewed as a strategic area throughout the Vietnam War because of its closeness to a major branch of the Ho Chi Minh trail, which Hanoi maintained through the neighboring country of Laos. Dak To is in a lush region of forest covered mountains and deep valleys, with cool and refreshing streams in abundance.

[edit] See also

• Battle of Dak To

v • d • e Districts in Kon Tum Province, Vietnam Towns: Kon Tum Districts: Dak Glei · Dak Ha · Dak To · Kon Plong · Kon Ray · Ngoc Hoi · Sa Thay · Tu Mo Rong

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