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![Hierarchy of Hà Nội (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Hà Nội (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 21 01 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 21.0167 decimal degrees |
Long: 105 52 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 105.8667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Administratively autonomous city; area had prehistoric settlements; suffered extensive bomb damage during the Vietnam War; produces electric motors, plywood, textiles, chemicals & matches. |
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Hà Nội (preferred,C,V)
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Hanoï (C,V)
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Hanoi (C,V)
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Ha Noi (C,V)
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............ | renamed by Nguyen dynasty 1831; means "City Between Two Rivers" |
Ha-noi (C,V)
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Dong Kinh (H,V)
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Thang Long (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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![Hierarchy of Asia (continent)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Hà Nội (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Hà Nội (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a prehistoric settlement |
city (C) |
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national capital (B) |
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of French Indochina, 1902-1945 of Democratic Republic of Vietnam, 1945-1954;; of North Vietnam, 1954-1976; of Vietnam since 1976 |
administrative center (C) |
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industrial center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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capital of .... |
Viet Nam .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [1000145] |
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