Viet Bac
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Việt Bắc ("Northern Vietnam") was a region of Vietnam north of Hanoi that served as the Viet Minh's base of support during the First Indochina War (1945-1954).
The Việt Bắc Interzone was an administrative region consisting of 17 provinces: Cao Bằng, Bắc Cạn, Lạng Sơn, Thái Nguyên, Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang, Lào Cai, Yên Bái, Sơn La, Lai Châu, Bắc Giang, Bắc Ninh, Phúc Yên, Vĩnh Yên, Phú Thọ, Quảng Yên, Hải Ninh, Hồng Gai Special Zone, and Mai Đà District of Hòa Bình. The center of the region was Tuyên Quang.
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