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'''National Highway 14''' is a road  connecting Ban Me Thuot, Pleiku, Kontum and Thua Thien, in central [[Vietnam]].
'''National Highway 14''' is a road  connecting Ban Me Thuot, Pleiku, Kontum and Thua Thien, in central [[Vietnam]]. The area of its intersection with [[National Highway 19 (Vietnam)|National Highway 19]] was a key strategic objective during the [[Vietnam War]]; gaining control of this area would split South Vietnam in half.

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National Highway 14 is a road connecting Ban Me Thuot, Pleiku, Kontum and Thua Thien, in central Vietnam. The area of its intersection with National Highway 19 was a key strategic objective during the Vietnam War; gaining control of this area would split South Vietnam in half.