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Pleiku
Pleiku Location of in Vietnam
Coordinates: 13°59′N 108°0′E / 13.983, 108
Country	Vietnam
Province	Gia Lai Province

Pleiku is a town in central Vietnam, located in that nation's central highland region. It is the capital of the Gia Lai Province; it is inhabited primarily by the Bahnar and Jarai ethnic groups, sometimes known as the Montagnards or Degar.

The town sits at the junction of several highways - the northern road to Kontum and the highway west to Stœng Trêng in Cambodia.

The city is home to the Hoang Anh Gia Lai club.

Pleiku is served by Pleiku Airport in the near outskirt of the city.

It was strategically important during the Vietnam War because it was the primary terminus of the military supply logistics corridor extending westwards along Highway 19 from the coastal population center and port facilities of Qui Nhon. Additionally, its central location on the plateau, between Kontum in the north, and Ban Me Thuot to the south, and the North Vietnamese Army's base areas in Cambodia to the west made Pleiku the main center of defense of the entire highland region of the Republic of Vietnam.

This was strategically obvious to both sides; the U.S. established an armed presence very early in the conflict at Camp Holloway, and the Vietcong attack on this base in early 1965 was one of the key escalating events of the conflict.

After the fall of Ban Me Thuot in early 1975, and the insecurity of Highway 19 leading from Qui Nhon, President Thieu ordered the hasty evacuation of Pleiku. This military operation to attempt the withdrawal of ARVN forces down the ill-maintained tertiary road LTL-7B through Cheo Reo to Tuy Hoa led to a horrific catastrophe of over a hundred thousand evacuees from the Pleiku and Kontum areas killed or stranded without support.

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Coordinates: 13°59′N 108°00′E / 13.983, 108

v • d • e Districts in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam Provincial cities: Pleiku · An Khe · A Yun Pa Districts: Chu Pah · Chu Prong · Chu Se · Dak Doa · Dak Po · Duc Co · Ia Grai · Ia Pa · K'Bang · Kong Chro · Krong Pa · Mang Yang · Phu Thien

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