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The Kong River, also known as the Sekong River (, ), is a river in
The Kong River, also known as the Sekong River (, ), is a river in Southeast Asia
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and an important tributary
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of the Mekong River
The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth-longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third-longest in Asia with an estimated l ...
.
Course
The river originates inHuế
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in Central Vietnam
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and flows through southern Laos
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and northeastern Cambodia
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. It joins the Tonlé San near the Stung Treng town of Cambodia, just 5 miles upstream from the confluence of the Tonlé San and the Mekong.
Part of its course forms the international boundary between Laos and Cambodia.
Tributaries
* Xe Kaman RiverReferences
Rivers of Huế Rivers of Laos Rivers of Cambodia International rivers of Asia Cambodia–Laos border Tributaries of the Mekong River Border rivers Rivers of Vietnam {{Vietnam-river-stub