Lộc Ninh is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
and the capital of
Lộc Ninh district,
Bình Phước province in the
Southeast
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region of Vietnam.
During the
Vietnam War
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, the 1967 "
First Battle of Loc Ninh" and the 1972 "
Battle of Loc Ninh" took place in Bình Phước Province, near the Cambodian border at the northern end of
National Road 13, north of the presently named
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
(né Saigon). Lộc Ninh served as the seat of the
from its formation in 1969 until the
Fall of Saigon
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in 1975.
Transport
In 2007, a section of the proposed
Trans-Asian Railway connecting
Cambodia
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with
Vietnam
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would pass through Lộc Ninh. The Vietnamese government completed a feasibility study on the
Saigon–Lộc Ninh Railway, and is working with the Cambodian government to finalize the connecting rail point on the Cambodian side. Once the exact connecting point is found, work is expected to begin immediately on the 145-kilometer link between Lộc Ninh and Hồ Chí Minh City.
See also
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Transport in Vietnam
Maps
References
External links
Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam (1969-1975)
Populated places in Bình Phước province
District capitals in Vietnam
Townships in Vietnam
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