Song Pha
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Song Pha is a town in Ninh Son District, on the western side of Ninh Thuan Province
, Vietnam
. It is located at the foot of the scenic Ngoan Muc Pass (locally known as the Song Pha Pass). It lies along Highway 27A, about 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) northwest of Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm
.
Song Pha was once connected to the Vietnamese railway network by the now-defunct Da Lat–Thap Cham Railway
. The railway heading seaward to Thap Cham was opened in 1919, and the section inland to Da Lat opened in 1932. Due to the mountainous terrain inland from Song Pha, that section used rack rails
, the only such railway in Vietnam.
The Da Nhim Hydroelectric Dam is located near the town.
Ninh Thuan Province
Ninh Thuận is a province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam .-History:The Cham principality of Panduranga had its center in Ninh Thuan Province, but also included much of what is now Binh Thuan Province. Panduranga became the political centre of Champa after the fall of Vijaya in 1471...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. It is located at the foot of the scenic Ngoan Muc Pass (locally known as the Song Pha Pass). It lies along Highway 27A, about 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) northwest of Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm
Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm
Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm, also called Panduranga, is a new city in Vietnam and the capital of Ninh Thuan province. The community has a population of 161,000 , of which 91,000 live in the main city....
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Song Pha was once connected to the Vietnamese railway network by the now-defunct Da Lat–Thap Cham Railway
Da Lat–Thap Cham Railway
The Da Lat–Thap Cham Railway or Da Lat-Phan Rang Railway was an rack railway connecting the city of Da Lat to the main North-South Railway at Thap Cham in Ninh Thuan Province. It was established by the French administration of Indochina in 1932 after thirty years of construction in phases,...
. The railway heading seaward to Thap Cham was opened in 1919, and the section inland to Da Lat opened in 1932. Due to the mountainous terrain inland from Song Pha, that section used rack rails
Rack and pinion
A rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. A circular gear called "the pinion" engages teeth on a linear "gear" bar called "the rack"; rotational motion applied to the pinion causes the rack to move, thereby...
, the only such railway in Vietnam.
The Da Nhim Hydroelectric Dam is located near the town.
External links
- Map of Song Pha area and Ngoan Muc Pass. Mekongexpress.com.