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Quảng Nam (Vietnamese: [kwaːŋ˧˩ naːm˧˧] ⓘ) is a coastal province near northernmost part of the South Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam.It borders Huế to the north, Đà Nẵng to the northeast, Kon Tum to the southwest, Quảng Ngãi to the southeast, Sekong of Laos to the west and the South China Sea to the east.
Pages in category "History of Quảng Nam province" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Éire Nua envisaged a united Ireland that would be created when the British withdrew from Northern Ireland, and the creation of a federal state with assemblies for each of its four historic provinces. The song Ireland's Call is used as a national anthem for sports teams representing the entire island (e.g. Ireland national rugby union team and ...
Hội An (Vietnamese: [hôjˀ aːn] ⓘ), formerly known in the Western world as Faifoo or Faifo, is a city of approximately 120,000 people in Vietnam's Quảng Nam Province, registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. [1] Along with the Cù Lao Cham archipelago, it is part of the Cù Lao Cham-Hội An Biosphere Reserve, designated ...
Today nothing remains of the ancient city except the rectangular ramparts. [4] Bửu Châu or jade hill overlooks the site and is known as the citadel of the Simhapura. [ 1 ] There are also signs of a border wall for the ancient city, though it is currently unknown if this was for defense, hierarchical segregation, irrigation, or something else ...
From its source near the border of Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi provinces, it flows northwest through Bắc Trà My, Phú Ninh, Hiệp Đức and Quế Sơn districts; turning northeast, it forms the border between Đại Lộc district and Duy Xuyên district, before emptying into the South China Sea at Hội An.
Fishing output is highest in Khánh Hòa province (22.3%) and Bình Định province (19.6%), followed by Phú Yên province and Quảng Ngãi province with around 12% each and Quảng Nam province, Bình Thuận province and Phú Yên province with 9 to 10% each.
During the Republic of Vietnam, the city was the main base of the US military in Quảng Nam Province (what was then Quảng Tín Province) for the war in Vietnam. The North Vietnamese captured the city on March 24, 1975. In 1997, the local government under the Socialist Republic of Vietnam made it the capital of Quảng Nam province. [3]