Quảng Tín ( listen) was a province of South Vietnam. It was created from the part of Quang Nam province on the south side of the Que Son Valley on July 31, 1962. The capital was Tam Ky. During the Vietnam War it was the site of heavy fighting, including Operation Union I & II. The province was merged back into Quang Nam following the unification of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on July 2, 1976.
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