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Delve into Ấp Đình
The district Ấp Đình of Ap Ben Do Ao in Ho Chi Minh City is a district located in Vietnam about 698 mi south of Hanoi, the country's capital town.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Thu Dau Mot, Hau Nghia and Ho Chi Minh City. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 88 °F
Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Evening Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
Night Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 65% |
Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 54% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
31°C (89 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
31°C (88 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Firing AK-47 at Cu Chi Tunnels
At the Cu Chi tunnels (1 hour from Saigon) tourists can fire an AK-47. In the video you can't really get the full affect of how loud it was, it hurt your ears and you could feel its power go...
Vietnam, Cu Chi Tunnels. Вьетнам, военный лагерь Ку-Ши Тунели.
Военный лагерь во Вьетнаме. Ловушки, мины итд. Стрельба из оружия - американские М-16 и советсткие АК-47. Тунели...
Cu Chi Tunnels Vietnam Saigon - Sample the Culture
Cu Chi Tunnels near Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). We take a walk through a tunnel and shoot some machine guns ot the gun range.
cu chi tunnel, making sandals from tires, a B-52 bomb crater
At cu chi, this shoes how they made (and still make) sandals out of old tires. These were the preferred foot-wear of the VK. Tough as tires. Then, you see a big ol' B-52 bomb crater. They're...
Shooting an AK-47 at Cu Chi Tunnels.
Hang, wearing ear protection, was a bit scared of the loud sounds, so she moved back. I scored 10/10 but they didn't award a prize -- the guy just said "too high, too high." But I was dead...
Vietnam - Saigon, podzemní skrýše v Cu Chi, sekta Caodai
Trochu historie z vietnamné války. Takový svatostánek jste nikde neviděli.
Cu Chi Tunnels
Verslag van een bezoek aan de Cu Chi Tunnels, 30 km vanaf Saigon in Zuid Vietnam bij de Cambodjaanse grens. De tunnels waren een toevluchtsoord voor de Viet Cong tijdens de Vietnamoorlog ...
Sticking trap demonstration at Cu Chi, Vietnam
A sticking trap demonstration at the Cu Chi tunnels in Vietnam.
Exploring Cu Chi Tunnels in Vietnam - Jason's 20 Countries in 12 Months in 2012 Backpacking
Finding Taal Volcano in Tagaytay, Philippines @JasonVitug of Phroogal.com ▻More Jason here: http://www.jasonvitug.com ------ I never heard of these tunnels before in any history class I've...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was a joint-service Command of the United States Department of Defense. MACV was created on 8 February 1962, in response to the increase in United States military assistance to South Vietnam.
Cu Chi tunnels
The tunnels of Củ Chi are an immense network of connecting underground tunnels located in the Củ Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, and are part of a much larger network of tunnels that underlie much of the country. The Củ Chi tunnels were the location of several military campaigns during the Vietnam War, and were the Viet Cong's base of operations for the Tết Offensive in 1968.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (Vietnamese: Sân bay quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất, Vietnamese: Cảng hàng không quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất) is Vietnam’s largest international airport in terms of area . It has a handling capacity of 15-17 million passengers per year, compared with the capacity of Hanoi - Noi Bai airport of 8 million passengers and Da Nang’s 2 million passengers.
Operation Babylift
Operation Babylift was the name given to the mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other countries at the end of the Vietnam War (see also the Fall of Saigon), from April 3–26, 1975. By the final American flight out of South Vietnam, over 3,300 infants and children had been evacuated, although the actual number has been variously reported. Along with Operation New Life, over 110,000 refugees were evacuated from South Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam War.
Chi Hoa
Chí Hòa Prison is a functioning Vietnamese prison located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The prison is an octagonal building on a 7-hectare site consisting of detention rooms, jail cells, prison walls, watchtowers, facilities and prisoner's farmlands. The prison is one of 12 national prisons in Vietnam. Originally built by the French Indochina colonial government in 1943 (or 1939) to replace the Saigon Grand Prison, the prison was extensively used by all succeeding governments of Vietnam.
Trang Bang District
Trảng Bàng is a district in Tay Ninh province, in southeastern Vietnam. It has a traditional artisan industry, and recently has opened an industrial zone for foreign investment. This town has a famous food called bánh canh Trảng Bàng, a kind of pork noodle soup and "Trảng Bàng dew-wetted rice paper" (Vietnamese: Bánh tráng phơi sương Trảng Bàng), served with boiled pork, local herbs and Vietnamese fish sauce.
Operation Crimp
Operation Crimp (8–14 January 1966), also known as the Battle of the Ho Bo Woods, was a joint US-Australian military operation during the Vietnam War, which took place 20 kilometres north of Cu Chi in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam.
Thủ Dầu Một
Thủ Dầu Một is the capital city of Bình Dương Province, Vietnam, located at around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:10|58|0|N|106|39|0|E|region:VN_type:city | |name= }}. The city has an area of 118.66 km², population is 244,277 (2012), and is located 20 km north of downtown Hồ Chí Minh City, on the left bank of the Saigon River, upstream from the city. Although this is an administratively separate city, it is considered as a satellite city of the Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area.
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Tan Son Nhut Air Base (Vietnamese: Căn cứ không quân Tân Sơn Nhứt) (1955–1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) facility. It is located near the city of Saigon in southern Vietnam. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War (1959–1975), stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there. Following the Fall of Saigon, it was taken over as a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) facility and remains in use today.
Tân An, Long An
Tân An is the capital city of Long An province in Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It was upgraded from town level to city on 26 August, 2009. The population of Tan An 165,214 (2009), with an area of 81.79 km².
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology – a member of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City - still referred to by many as Phu Tho, is the flagship university in technology teaching and research activities in Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. The university plays the active role in the fields of talents cultivation and providing manpower with strong technical skills to the Southern areas of Vietnam. HCMUT is a center of technology - industry and management training.
Go Dau Stadium
Go Dau Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Becamex Binh Duong F.C.. The stadium holds 18,250 people.
Vinh Nghiem Pagoda
Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda is a pagoda in an area of 6,000 m² at 339, Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa street, Ward 7, District 3 Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first pagoda in Vietnam to be built in Vietnamese traditional architecture style but with concrete. The highest structure in this pagoda is the 7-story, 40m-high tower. This pagoda houses and worship of one buddha and two bodhisattvas: Gautama Buddha, Manjusri, Samantabhadra.
Saigon Railway Station
Saigon Railway Station is a railway station in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This station is the largest and most important railroad transportation hub of Vietnam as Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city and the economic center of Vietnam. The original station was located across from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 and the current station, originally a baggage holding and shipping center, was constructed in early 1930s by the French colonists, as part of the Hanoi-Saigon Railway.
Binh Hung Hoa Cemetery
Binh Hung Hoa Cemetery (Vietnamese: Nghĩa trang Bình Hưng Hòa) was formerly the largest cemetery in the urban area of Ho Chi Minh City. It was located in the suburban outskirts of the city but due to the rapid urbanization of Ho Chi Minh City, the urban area eventually eclipsed the cemetery. There are several illegal houses built in and around the cemetery, and an estimated 300,000 residents live among the tombs.
Saigon Children's Charity
Saigon Children's Charity (SCC) - a non-profit organization based in Ho Chi Minh City that provides direct support to disadvantaged children in order to ensure wider access to education in Vietnam. The organisation was established in 1992 and is registered with the Charity Commissioners in UK. SCC is also registered as a non-profit organization in Vietnam and US.
District 10, Ho Chi Minh City
District 10 is an urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 258,706. The district covers an area of 6 km².
Giác Lâm Pagoda
Giác Lâm Pagoda is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. Built in 1744, it is one of the oldest temples in the city. It was officially listed as a historical site by the Vietnamese Department of Culture on November 16, 1988 under Decision 1288 VH/QD. The pagoda is located at 118 Lạc Long Quân, in the 23rd ward of Tân Bình district, in the Phú Thọ Hòa region of the city. It stands on Cẩm Sơn, and is also known as Cẩm Đệm and Sơn Can.
Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School
Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai High school (also known as Gia Long all-girls school, Áo Tím all-girls school) is a public high school in Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. The school was established in 1915 and is one of the most well known high schools in Vietnamese education.
Quan khu 7 Stadium
Army Stadium (also known as Stadium of Military Zone No. 7; Vietnamese: Sân vận động Quân khu 7) is a stadium on Hoang Van Thu street, Tan Binh District, near Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City. It has a capacity of around 25,000 and is one of the largest stadiums in the city. This stadium was one of the venues of 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals, hosted by four South-East Asian countries, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The show has hosted several entertainment events.
Tomb of Lê Văn Duyệt
Tomb of Lê Văn Duyệt (Vietnamese: Lăng Tả quân Lê Văn Duyệt), also known as Tomb of the Marshal in Ba Chieu (Lăng Ông Bà Chiểu) is a Vietnamese tomb located in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The tomb was originally built for Marshal Lê Văn Duyệt and his wife but later became some other Nguyễn Dynasty's mandarins worship house.
1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident
The Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident refers to the 4 April 1975 crash of Lockheed C-5A Galaxy serial number 68-0218 participating in Operation Babylift. The C-5 crashed on approach during an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam. The cause was ascribed to loss of flight control due to explosive decompression and structural failure. The accident marked the second operational loss and first fatal crash for the C-5 Galaxy fleet. It is also the deadliest accident involving a U.S.
Roller Coaster (Dai Nam Van Hien)
Roller Coaster is a steel roller coaster located at Đại Nam Văn Hiến in Bình Dương, Vietnam. The ride was built in late 2008. Currently it is the tallest and fastest roller coaster, and the one with the most inversions, in Vietnam. Except for the second loop the ride is almost an exact duplicate of a similar roller coaster at Dam Sen Cultural Park.
Nguyen Thuong Hien High School
Nguyen Thuong Hien High School (Vietnamese: Trường Trung học phổ thông Nguyễn Thượng Hiền) is a public high school in Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. It was established in 1970 under the name Tân Bình High School. One of four advanced public magnet schools in the city, Nguyen Thuong Hien ranks thirtieth nationally in the 2012 Vietnam university admission ranking
Hoằng Pháp Temple
Hoằng Pháp temple (chùa Hoằng Pháp, built 1957) is a temple in Hóc Môn, a suburb of Hồ Chí Minh City.