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{{Short description|River in Laos and Vietnam}}
[[File:Lam (Ca) River.png|thumbnail|right|300px|Lam River.]]
[[File:Ben Thuy Bridge crossover Lam River, Vietnam.jpg|thumb|Ben Thuy Bridge crossover Cả River.]]
The '''Cả River''' ([[Laotian language|Laotian]]: '''Nam Khan''', [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: '''Sông Cả''') or better known as '''Lam River''' ('''sông Lam''' in Vietnamese) is a river in mainland [[Southeast Asia]].
==Etymology==
Its name '''sông Cả''' ("the first river") in modern-[[Vietnamese language]] is originated from '''Nam-khan''' ("the big river", '''Nậm-cắn''') in the old-[[Laotian language]]. However, it was called usually as '''sông Rung''' ("the Krung river") by indigenous people. This word has therefore been signed in Chinese characters as '''sông Lam''' or '''Lam-giang''' ("the blue river", '''K'lam''', '''Kẻ Lam''' of '''Khả-lam''' in ancient Annamese language).
==History==
It originates in the [[Low mountains|Loi Mountains]] of [[Laos]], crossing Laos's [[Xiangkhouang Province]], [[Vietnam]]'s [[Nghệ An Province|Nghệ An]] and [[Hà Tĩnh Province|Hà Tĩnh]] provinces and empties into the [[Gulf of Tonkin]], on the [[North Central Coast]] of Vietnam, after a 512&nbsp;km journey.<ref>Marine research in Indonesia: Issues 16-20 - Page 229 Lembaga Oceanology Nasional (Indonesia), Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia - 1976 "The Ca River is the longest river in the central part of Vietnam, the main length belongs to Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces. This river possesses abundant natural resources and habitats of many valuable plants and animals,"</ref> The Cả River zone is classified as 300&nbsp;km by the Vietnam Geographical Survey.<ref>Journal of Geology: Issues 9-12 Cục địa chất Việt Nam - 1997 "2. 7. Cả River zone: This zone lies along the Cả River and Rào Nay basins, with a length of 300 km"</ref> The Bến Thủy bridge, crossing into Bến Thủy, [[Vinh]], crosses the Cả River on its [[Cửa Hội]] estuary.
==See also==
* [[Hồng Lĩnh mountain|Hong mountain]]
==References==
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[[Category:Geography of Xiangkhouang province]]
[[Category:Rivers of Nghệ An province]]
[[Category:Rivers of Hà Tĩnh province]]
[[Category:International rivers of Asia]]
[[Category:Gulf of Tonkin]]
[[Category:Rivers of Laos]]
[[Category:Rivers of Vietnam]]
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