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Mỹ Sơn ( Vietnamese pronunciation: [mǐˀ səːn]) is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Shaiva Hindu temples in central Vietnam, constructed between the 4th and the 14th century by the Kings of Champa, an Indianized kingdom of the Cham people. [1] [2] The temples are dedicated to the veneration of God in accordance with Shaivism ...
Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Part of the First Indochina War. Viet Minh troops planting their flag over the captured French headquarters at Dien Bien Phu. Date. 13 March – 7 May 1954. (1 month, 3 weeks and 3 days) Location. Vicinity of Điện Biên Phủ, French Indochina (present day Vietnam) 21°23′13″N 103°0′56″E.
Hạ Long Bay is located in northeastern Vietnam, from E106°55' to E107°37' and from N20°43' to N21°09'. The bay stretches from Quang Yen town, past Hạ Long city, Cẩm Phả city to Vân Đồn District, is bordered on the south and southeast by Lan Ha Bay, on the north by Hạ Long city, and on the west by Bai Tu Long Bay.
The history of Vietnam can be traced back to around 20,000 years ago. The first modern humans to arrive and settle in the area of modern-day Vietnam are known as the Hoabinhians, who can be traced as the ancestors of modern-day Negritos. Archaeological findings from 1965, which are still under research, show the remains of two hominins closely ...
On 27 February 2010, the Vietnamese People's Army General Staff decided to build and make the 954th Naval Air Force Regiment a regular member of the Vietnamese Navy. Vietnam has purchased three CASA C-212 Aviocar Series 400 aircraft. The aircraft are equipped with MSS 6000 radar and the Naval Air Force will use them for general patrol purposes.
Specifications. Height. 38m (from road surface) Map. The Christ the King Cathedral [1] ( Vietnamese: Nhà thờ chính tòa Kitô Vua; French: Cathédrale du Christ-Roi ), also called Nha Trang Cathedral ( Vietnamese: Nhà thờ Núi Nha Trang; French: Cathédrale de Nha Trang ), is the mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Nha Trang in ...
There are 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam as officially recognized by the Vietnamese government. Each ethnicity has their own unique language, traditions, and culture. The largest ethnic groups are: Kinh 85.32%, Tay 1.92%, Thái 1.89%, Mường 1.51%, Hmong 1.45%, Khmer 1.37%, Nùng 1.13%, Dao 0.93%, Hoa 0.78%, with all others accounting for the remaining 3.7% (2019 census).
Lê Lợi (Vietnamese: [le lə̂ːjˀ], chữ Hán: 黎利; 10 September 1385 – 5 October 1433), also known by his temple name as Lê Thái Tổ (黎太祖) and by his pre-imperial title Bình Định vương (平定王; "Prince of Pacification"), was a Vietnamese rebel leader who founded the Later Lê dynasty and became the first king of the restored kingdom of Đại Việt after the ...