Ly Son

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Lý Sơn (previously known as Cù Lao Ré Island) is an island and also a district in Quang Ngai Province, in the South Central Coast of Vietnam.

[edit] History

Ly Son was the site of a U.S. Navy radar installation during the Vietnam war. The radar site was used to track shipping along the Vietnamese coast.

[edit] Economy

Ly Son is known throughout Vietnam for its production of a special variety of garlic.[1]

v • d • e Districts in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam Provincial cities: Quang Ngai Districts: Ba To · Binh Son · Duc Pho · Ly Son · Minh Long · Mo Duc · Nghia Hanh · Son Ha · Son Tay · Son Tinh · Tay Tra · Tra Bong · Tu Nghia