Phước Sơn district
{{Expand Vietnamese|topic=geo|date=March 2009|Phước Sơn}}
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| native_name = Huyện Phước Sơn
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| subdivision_name1 = South Central Coast
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Quảng Nam
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Khâm Đức
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Phước Sơn ({{Audio|Phuoc Son.ogg|listen|help=no}}) is a rural district (huyện) of Quảng Nam province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 20,141.{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/yvn.html|title=Districts of Vietnam|publisher=Statoids|access-date=March 20, 2009}} The district covers an area of {{convert|1141|km²|0|abbr=on}}. The district capital lies at Khâm Đức.
The district was the location of the 1968 Battle of Kham Duc, a major battle of the Vietnam War.
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{{Districts of South Central Coast}}
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Category:Districts of Quảng Nam province
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