Điện Biên Phủ
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Điện Biên Phủ is a city located in Điện Biên province in northwest Vietnam. It is historically significant as the site of a major 1954 battle between French forces and the Việt Minh during the First Indochina War, which resulted in a French defeat and marked a turning point in the conflict.
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Điện Biên Phủ ( Vietnamese: [ɗîənˀ ɓīən fû] , chữ Hán: 奠邊府) is a city in the northwestern region of Vietnam. It was the capital of Điện Biên Province before the 2025 Vietnamese administrative reform. The city is best known for the decisive Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, which occurred during the First Indochina War of independence against France. The region is a center of ethnic Tai culture. In prior history, the city was formerly called Muang Thaeng.
Điện Biên Phủ lies in Mường Thanh Valley, a 20 km (12 mi) long and 6 km (3.7 mi) wide basin sometimes described as "heart-shaped." It is on the western edge of Điện Biên Province, of which it is the capital, and is only about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the border with Laos.