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Rivers in Vietnam This page was last edited on 18 December 2024, at 11:16 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...
Vietnam: Hanoi (1010–1802; 1945–present): Derived from Vietnamese Hà Nội (河内) meaning "Between Rivers" or "River Interior" in Vietnamese. Saigon (capital of South Vietnam): See Ho Chi Minh City#Etymology. Phong Châu (2809–258 BC): Derived from Vietnamese phộng meaning "peanut." Phong can also mean "style".
The two main names of the river are Cầu Đỏ and Cẩm Lệ. Many sources consider these to be equivalent and use either name for the entirety of the river. [4] The official names, according to the Da Nang city authorities, are Cầu Đỏ from the start of the river until Nguyễn Tri Phuong bridge (which is the part that flows along the boundary between Hòa Vang and Cẩm Lệ districts ...
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It is located at the confluence of two large rivers: the Red River and the Da River, and in a transitional area between the Red River Delta the country's northern mountainous provinces. The Xuân Sơn National Park , established in February 2002, is located in the province about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Việt Trì.
The waterway first began to be manually improved in the rulership of Nguyễn Phúc Chu (1675–1725). [2] The canal was substantially deepened and extended in the reign of Gia Long of Nguyễn dynasty, [3] with 9,000 workers being mobilised to connect the two rivers around 1819.
Between the confluence with the Saigon River and where it splits into the Soài Rạp and Lòng Tàu distributaries, the river is commonly known as the Nhà Bè river. [2] The river flows through Bien Hoa City, then flows along the boundary between Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City, between Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Ho Chi Minh City.
It enters Vietnam at Lào Cai province and forms a portion of the international border between China and Vietnam. The river, known as Thao River for this upper stretch, continues its southeasterly course through northwestern Vietnam before emerging from the mountains to reach the midlands.