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Destination Guide Vietnam

Huế

Huế is the capital city of Thua Thien – Hue province, Vietnam. Between 1802 and 1945, it was the imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty. Its population stands at about 340,000. In Sino-Vietnamese script, used until 1945, the name of the city is written 化.

Located at 16.4667, 107.583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Huế, Provincial capitals in Vietnam, Populated places in Thua Thien-Hue Province, District capitals in Vietnam, World Heritage Sites in Vietnam, Color

North Central Coast

Bắc Trung Bộ (literally North Central Region, and often translated as North Central Coast) is one of the regions of Vietnam. It consists of six provinces: Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên-Huế. The last two provinces were the northern-most provinces of South Vietnam until 1975.

Located at 16.4667, 107.583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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North Central Coast, Regions of Vietnam, Geography of Vietnam

Battle of Hue

The Battle of Huế during 1968 (also called the Siege of Huế), was one of the bloodiest and longest battles of the Vietnam War (1959–1975). Battalions of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), two U.S. Army battalions, and three understrength U.S. Marine Corps battalions defeated more than 10,000 soldiers of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN or NVA) and the Viet Cong (Việt Cộng or VC, also known as National Liberation Front or NLF).

Located at 16.4753, 107.576 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968, Battles involving the United States, Battles involving Vietnam, Huế, United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War

Huế Phật Đản shootings

The Huế Phật Đản shootings refer to the deaths of nine unarmed Buddhist civilians on 8 May 1963, in the city of Huế, South Vietnam, at the hands of the army and security forces of the government of Ngô Đình Diệm. The army and police fired guns and launched grenades into a crowd of Buddhists who had been protesting against a government ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on the day of Phật Đản, which commemorates the birth of Gautama Buddha.

Located at 16.4694, 107.578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1963, 1963 in Vietnam, Mass murder in 1963, Buddhist crisis, Deaths by firearm in Vietnam, History of South Vietnam

Independence Stadium (Vietnam)

Tu Do Stadium is located in the center of Huế City, Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. It has a capacity of 25,000 seats. The stadium was constructed by the French colonialists in the early 1930s, at which time it was given the name "Stade Olympique de Hue". Then, the Nguyen court renamed it Stadium Long Bao (commemorating King Bao Dai and Queen Nam Phuong). Home stadium of Huế F.C. Tu Do stadium is the home field of the football club Hue (the first football club in Thua Thien-Hue).

Located at 16.4673, 107.598 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football venues in Vietnam

Hue College of Foreign Languages

The Hue College of Foreign Languages is a college established in 2004 in Huế, Vietnam.

Located at 16.4668, 107.586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Education in Vietnam

Thế Miếu

The Thế Miếu, also called Thế Tổ Miếu, is an ancestral temple to Vietnam's emperors in the Imperial City, Huế. It was constructed at the orders of emperor Minh Mang in 1822-1823 for the purposes of ancestor worship of the past emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty. Nine dynastic urns (Vietnamese cửu đỉnh 九鼎) in front of the Thế Miếu were also cast in 1822 and dedicated to the first nine Nguyen emperors.

Located at 16.4672, 107.577 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Temples in Vietnam