Ba River (, also known as Ea Pa, Ia Pa, Krông Pa or Đà Rằng River) is a river in the

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region of

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. It has its source in Kon Tum Province and flows into the

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in Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên Province.''Atlat Dia li Viet Nam'' (Geographical Atlas of Vietnam). NXB Giao Duc, Hanoi: 2010 It has the largest river valley area in central VietnamVickery 2009, 48 and one of the largest river systems in central Vietnam with a total basin area of 13,900 km² or 4.19% of Vietnam's total area. It has a total length of 374 km.

Geography

Ba River's basin area makes up southern Phú Yên province, parts of Đắk Lắk province, around half of

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and parts of Kon Tum province and therefore, much of the eastern part of the Central Highlands. Tributaries include Hinh River and Ayun River, among many others. The river's water volume varies significantly throughout the year, with only 47 and 45 m3/s in March and April and 366, 682, and 935 m3/s in September, October, and November.

History

Remains from different periods have been found along Ba River. They include a

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inscription from the fifth century at its mouth and various

Champa Champa (Cham language, Cham: ꨌꩌꨛꨩ, چمڤا; ; 占城 or 占婆) was a collection of independent Chams, Cham Polity, polities that extended across the coast of what is present-day Central Vietnam, central and southern Vietnam from ...

sites, including the citadel Thanh Ho around 15 km inland. The river certainly provided an important route far into the interior for the

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, who were involved in trade with both their highland hinterlands and seagoing merchants.

References

Bibliography * Vickery, Michael (2009): "A Short History of Champa". in Hardy, Andrew et al.: ''Champa and the Archaeology of My Son''. NUS Press, Singapore {{DEFAULTSORT:Ba River Rivers of Phú Yên province Rivers of Vietnam