The Ba Vì mountain range ( Tên Nôm: Núi Ba Vì,

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: 𡶀𠀧位; Tên chữ: Tản Viên Sơn,

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:傘圓山) is a

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. It covers an area of about 50 km² in Ba Vì,

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and Kỳ Sơn districts. The Ba Vì mountain range is called "the lord of mountains" (''núi chúa'') in the Vietnamese spirit though it is not the highest mountain range in Vietnam. There are many peaks in this range, but the most famous one is Tản Viên Peak. Tản Viên Mountain is 1,281 m high. In

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, this mountain is the home of Sơn Tinh, the mountain god. However, the highest mountain in this range is Vua Peak (or King Peak), which is 1296 m in elevation. A shrine to President

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is located at the summit of this mountain. At the western foot of the Ba Vì mountain range is the Đà river, while at the eastern edge is an artificial lake called Suối Hai, which is 7 km in length and 4 km in width. The Ba Vì mountain range is covered by

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Ba Vì National Park Ba Vì National Park ( vi, Vườn quốc gia Ba Vì) is a national park located west of Hanoi, Vietnam. The park is in area, and is located in the Ba Vì mountain range. The park has rich and diverse tropical and subtropical species of flora an ...

is a reservoir of

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. The Ba Vì mountain range is a well-known

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region in northern Vietnam.

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