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Is Hanoi the old Saigon?
The city has always historically been called Saigon (or Sài Gòn, in Vietnamese). … The country split in two with the French departure in 1954-56, with the north using Hanoi and the south using Saigon.
What was the old name for Vietnam?
Names of Vietnam
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| 1887–1954 | Đông Dương (Bắc Kỳ, Trung Kỳ, Nam Kỳ) |
| from 1945 | Việt Nam |
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| History of Vietnam | |
What was Hanoi previously called?
The city was renamed Hanoi in 1831, and served as the capital of French Indochina from 1902 to 1945.
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Hanoi.
| Hanoi Hà Nội | |
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| Website | www.english.hanoi.gov.vn |
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| Official name | Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long – Hanoi |
Is Ho Chi Minh City a province?
Ho Chi Minh City is located in southern Vietnam, bordered by the provinces of Tay Ninh and Binh Duong to the south, the provinces of Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau to the east, and Long An Province to the west, about 15 kilometers away from the southern coast of the South China Sea.