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  2. Names of Ho Chi Minh City - Wikipedia

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    The official name is now Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; Thành phố is the Vietnamese word for "city". In English, this is translated as Ho Chi Minh City; in French it is translated as Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville (the circumflex and hyphens are sometimes omitted). Due to its length, the name is often abbreviated or made into an acronym; "Tp

  3. Ho Chi Minh City - Wikipedia

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    Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC; Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), commonly known as Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 10 million in 2023. [7] The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigon River.

  4. List of former national capitals - Wikipedia

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    Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) French Indochina: Vietnam: 1887 1901 moved to Hanoi Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Vietnam, State of: Vietnam: 1949 1955 Geneva Conference (1954) led to the Partition of Vietnam; Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1976. Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Vietnam, South: Vietnam: 1954 1975

  5. List of twin towns and sister cities in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Ahmadi, Kuwait; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; Bangkok, Thailand; Champasak, Laos; Busan, South Korea; Guangdong Province, China; Guangxi Zhuang ...

  6. Citadel of Saigon - Wikipedia

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    The Citadel of Saigon (Vietnamese: Thành Sài Gòn [tʰâːn ʂâj ɣɔ̂n]) also known as the Citadel of Gia Định (Vietnamese: Thành Gia Định; Chữ Hán: 嘉定城 [tʰâːn ʒaː dîˀn]) was a late 18th-century fortress that stood in Saigon (also known in the 19th century as Gia Định, now Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam from its construction in 1790 until its destruction in February ...

  7. Saigon (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Saigon is the former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the current most populous city in Vietnam. The Sài Gòn name is still sometimes used informally in Vietnamese. Saigon may also refer to: Saigon (mango), a seedling race of mango cultivars; Saigon (rapper) (born 1977), American hip hop artist; Saigon, a 1982 novel by Anthony Grey

  8. List of tallest buildings in Ho Chi Minh City - Wikipedia

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    The tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam. The tallest building 17th in the world and 2nd in Southeast Asia. The height to the top is 469.5m. The highest Skyview observatory in Vietnam is located on floors 79 to 81 of the building. 2 Bitexco Financial Tower: District 1, Ho Chi Minh City: 262,5 [2] 68 (+3 basements) 2010

  9. List of airports in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Notes: Among 10 international airports mentioned above, only five are served with current international flights including Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh City), Noi Bai (Hanoi), Da Nang (Da Nang), Cam Ranh (Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa province) and Phu Quoc (Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang province).