- This article is about the city of Đà Nẵng. For the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War or the Second Indochina War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1959 to 30 April 1975...
era air base, see Da Nang Air BaseDa Nang Air Base was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force facility. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War , stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there...
or Đà Nẵng International AirportDa Nang International Airport is located in Da Nang of central Vietnam. It is the third international airport in the country, besides Noi Bai International Airport and Tan Son Nhat International Airport...
.
Da Nang (occasionally
Danang; in
VietnameseVietnamese , formerly known under French colonization as Annamese , is the national and official language of Vietnam...
:
Đà Nẵng ) is a major port city in the
South Central CoastNam Trung Bộ is one of the regions of Vietnam. It consists of the independent municipality of Đà Nẵng and five other provinces: Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Phú Yên, and Khánh Hòa....
of
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, on the coast of the
South China SeaThe South China Sea is a marginal sea*south of mainland China and Taiwan,*west of the Philippines,*north west of Sabah , Sarawak and Brunei,*north of Indonesia,*north east of the Malay peninsula and Singapore, and...
. It is one of the five independent municipalities in
VietnamVietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...
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It was called
Tourane or
Turon during the French colonization of Vietnam.
Da Nang is the third largest city in Vietnam after
Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh is the largest city in Vietnam. It was known as Prey Nokor before being annexed by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn; ), it was the capital of...
, Ha Noi, with an area of 1,255.53 km² and a population of 752,493 people (2003).
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According to
Hỏi đáp về Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng (Questions and Answers about Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng) by Bùi Minh Quốc, Da Nang's name originated from the
ChamCham is the language of the Cham people of Southeast Asia, and formerly the language of the kingdom of Champa in central Vietnam. A member of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family, it is spoken by 100,000 people in Vietnam and up to 220,000 people in Cambodia . There are also...
word Da Nak, meaning "opening of a big river".
In 1847,
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
vessels dispatched by Admiral Cécille bombarded Đà Nẵng ostensibly on the grounds of persecution of Roman Catholic missionaries.
In August 1858, French troops landed under the orders of Napoleon III, beginning colonial occupation in the area.
- This article is about the city of Đà Nẵng. For the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War or the Second Indochina War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1959 to 30 April 1975...
era air base, see Da Nang Air BaseDa Nang Air Base was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force facility. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War , stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there...
or Đà Nẵng International AirportDa Nang International Airport is located in Da Nang of central Vietnam. It is the third international airport in the country, besides Noi Bai International Airport and Tan Son Nhat International Airport...
.
Da Nang (occasionally
Danang; in
VietnameseVietnamese , formerly known under French colonization as Annamese , is the national and official language of Vietnam...
:
Đà Nẵng ) is a major port city in the
South Central CoastNam Trung Bộ is one of the regions of Vietnam. It consists of the independent municipality of Đà Nẵng and five other provinces: Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Phú Yên, and Khánh Hòa....
of
VietnamVietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...
, on the coast of the
South China SeaThe South China Sea is a marginal sea*south of mainland China and Taiwan,*west of the Philippines,*north west of Sabah , Sarawak and Brunei,*north of Indonesia,*north east of the Malay peninsula and Singapore, and...
. It is one of the five independent municipalities in
VietnamVietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...
.
It was called
Tourane or
Turon during the French colonization of Vietnam.
Geography
Da Nang is the third largest city in Vietnam after
Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) (Vietnamese: Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh is the largest city in Vietnam. It was known as Prey Nokor before being annexed by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn; ), it was the capital of...
, Ha Noi, with an area of 1,255.53 km² and a population of 752,493 people (2003).
History
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According to
Hỏi đáp về Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng (Questions and Answers about Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng) by Bùi Minh Quốc, Da Nang's name originated from the
ChamCham is the language of the Cham people of Southeast Asia, and formerly the language of the kingdom of Champa in central Vietnam. A member of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family, it is spoken by 100,000 people in Vietnam and up to 220,000 people in Cambodia . There are also...
word Da Nak, meaning "opening of a big river".
In 1847,
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
vessels dispatched by Admiral Cécille bombarded Đà Nẵng ostensibly on the grounds of persecution of Roman Catholic missionaries.
In August 1858, French troops landed under the orders of Napoleon III, beginning colonial occupation in the area. As a concession, it was renamed
Tourane in French. It came to be considered one of
IndochinaIndochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly east of India, south of China.The word has French origins, Indochine, and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory to bordering countries.Historically, the countries of...
’s five major cities, among
HanoiHanoi , estimated population 6.232.940 , is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. From 1010 until 1802, with a few brief interruptions, it was the political centre of an independent Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Huế during the Nguyen Dynasty as the capital of Vietnam, but Hanoi served as...
, Saigon-Cholon,
HaiphongHai Phong is the third most populous city in Vietnam.-Geography:Hai Phong is located in the center of the Red River...
, and
HueHue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as “the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,”...
. During the
Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War or the Second Indochina War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1959 to 30 April 1975...
, the city was home to a
major air baseDa Nang Air Base was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force facility. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War , stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there...
that was used by both the South Vietnamese and United States air forces. The population has since increased to over 1 million inhabitants. Refugees from the city of
HuếHue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as “the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,”...
have contributed to the rise since the aftermath of Hue in 1968.
The final U.S. ground combat operations in Vietnam ceased on 13 August 1972, when a residual force of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade stood down in Đà Nẵng. B Battery 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment fired the final U.S. artillery round and the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment finished their final patrols. This residual force was known as "Operation Gimlet".
Before 1997, the city was part of Quảng Nam-Đà Nẵng province. On January 1, 1997, Đà Nẵng was separated from
Quảng Nam provinceQuang Nam is a province on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bordered by Thua Thien Hue province to the north, the nation of Laos to the west, Kon Tum province to the south, Quang Ngai province to the southwest, the South China Sea to the east, and the city of Da Nang to the...
to become the fourth municipality of
VietnamVietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...
.
Education
Danang contains 5 universities:
- Duy Tân University
- Overview :DUY TAN University is located in the heart of Da Nang city, the biggest city in the central region of Vietnam....
- University of Đà Nẵng
As a regional multi-disciplinary university, a center for training and research, a center for culture and a terminal for cultural exchange of Central Vietnam, UD has the following missions:...
- Da Nang University of Architecture
- Da Nang Sports and Physical Exercises University
- Da Nang University of Technology
Danang also has over ten other colleges, and numerous high schools.
Landmarks
Danang is the largest city in central Vietnam and one of the country's most important ports. Ringed by mountains on one side and the East Sea on the other, Danang has numerous sites of natural beauty and historical interest.
The city’s origins date back to the ancient
Champa KingdomThe kingdom of Champa was an Indianized kingdom of Malayo-Polynesian origins and controlled what is now southern and central Vietnam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832...
, established by Indonesian settlers in 192AD. At its peak, the Cham’s sphere of influence stretched from Hue to Vung Tau. The expansion of the Chinese, Vietnamese and Khmer led to the decline and fall of the Cham by the mid-15th century.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, French and Spanish traders and missionaries made landfall at
Hội AnHội An is a small city on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quảng Nam province and is home to approximately 120,000 inhabitants....
, just south of Danang. By the 19th century, Danang had superseded
Hội AnHội An is a small city on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quảng Nam province and is home to approximately 120,000 inhabitants....
as the most important seaport in the central region. The presence of the French in the 19th and early 20th centuries and the Americans in the 1960s, led to continued growth of Danang, and it is now Vietnam's fourth largest city.
Established by French archeologists in 1936, the Cham Museum houses the world's finest collection of Cham art. Many of the statues, sculptures and reliefs were discovered at nearby My Son, a former ancient capital of the Cham and now a UNESCO designated World Heritage site. Dating from the 4th to the 14th centuries, the sensual artwork depicts daily activities as well as Hindu and Buddhist religious artifacts. The museum itself is housed in a beautiful French colonial style villa with open-air courtyards, fruit trees and bougainvillea.
The Marble Mountains are rocky limestone outcrops jutting out of the beach just south of Danang. Paths lead to the top of the forested cliffs, affording spectacular views of Non Nuoc Beach and the East Sea. The caves nestled in the cliffs were originally inhabited by Cham people. Later, Vietnamese under the Nguyen Dynasty built numerous pagodas amongst the caves. Today, the Marble Mountains are home to various artisans producing sculpture and artwork at its base.
Non Nuoc Beach is a white sandy beach on the outskirts of Danang is renowned for both its spectacular beauty and for its history as an R&R destination for American troops during the Vietnam War. Today, the beach is home to expensive resorts, surfing and entertainment facilities.
My Son is a remarkable archaeological site dating back over a thousand years. Located in a remote forested valley some 70 km west of Danang, this former capital and religious center of the Champa kingdom once contained in excess of 70 style temples and stupas. Although badly damaged by bombing raids in the 1960s the site still has over 20 structures and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.
Economy
The city is classified as an industrial zone and has port facilities to handle container traffic. A number of light industries are located in the city. Since 1991, Đà Nẵng became one of the four independent municipalities in Vietnam (Vietnam now has five independent municipalities). After this, the city has had very fast economic growth.
The city’s economic output includes:
- Seafood export
- Furniture
- Household goods
- Clothing
- Tourism
Some 4,900 factories/production facilities are located in Đà Nẵng. In 1997, Đà Nẵng exported around US$55 million worth of goods.
Transportation
Đà Nẵng is on the end of the
East-West Economic CorridorEast-West Economic is an economic development program initiated in 1998 by the Ministerial Conference of Greater Mekong Subregion organized in Manila, the Philippines in order to promote development and integration of four countries, namely: Laos, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam...
(EWEC) which stretches over
VietnamVietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...
,
LaosLaos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
,
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and
MyanmarBurma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia or Indochina. The country is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest and the Bay of Bengal to the...
.
By air
Đà Nẵng International AirportDa Nang International Airport is located in Da Nang of central Vietnam. It is the third international airport in the country, besides Noi Bai International Airport and Tan Son Nhat International Airport...
, located at the center of the city is the third international airport in
VietnamVietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...
. It is an important gateway to access central Vietnam. Before 1972, it was one of the busiest airports in the world due to the intensive military activities around the nearby seafront airbase. The airport has several domestic connections (connecting Hanoi, Hồ Chí Minh City, Quy Nhon)
By land
- National Highway 1
- National Highway 14B
- Future Đà Nẵng-Quảng Ngãi Express Way
- Hai Van Tunnel
The Hai Van Tunnel, the longest tunnel in Southeast Asia at 6.28km, lies on highway 1 between the two cities of Danang and Huế in central Vietnam.-History:The Hai Van Pass has long been recognised as a major bottleneck...
- Han River Bridge
Han River bridge is in Da Nang, Vietnam. Danang lies on the west side of the Han River and the beaches are to the east. The Song Han Bridge helps tourists to travel from their hotels to the area's beaches....
- Tran Thi Ly Bridge
- Nguyen Van Troi Bridge
- Thuan Phuoc Bridge
The Thuan Phuoc Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the lower Han River at Da Nang, Vietnam. The four-lane bridge, completed in 2005 has a main span is 405 meters. The four-lane bridge is 1.85 km long and 18 meters wide...
- Tuyen Son Bridge
The city is a major station of the Unification Train system.
Administration
The city is divided into 8 districts:
- Cẩm Lệ
Cam Le is an urban district of Da Nang in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 71,429. The district covers an area of 33.3 km². The district capital lies at ....
- Hải Châu
Hai Chau is an urban district of Da Nang in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. This is the administrative, cultural, commercial of this city...
- Hòa Vang
Hoa Vang is a district of Da Nang in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 106,746...
- Hoàng Sa (Paracel Islands
The Paracel Islands consist of over 30 islets, sandbanks or reefs, occupy about 15,000 km
2 of the ocean surface, and located in the South China Sea, also known as East Vietnam Sea or East Sea. Turtles live on the islands, and seabirds have left nests and guano deposits, but there are no...
)
- Liên Chiểu
Lien Chieu is an urban district of Da Nang in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of . The district covers an area of 76 km². The district capital lies at Da Nang ....
- Ngũ Hành Sơn
Marble Mountains is a cluster of five marble and limestone hills located in Ngu Hanh Son ward, south of Da Nang city in Vietnam...
- Sơn Trà
Son Tra is an urban district of Da Nang in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 112,196. The district covers an area of 60 km². The district capital lies at Da Nang .-References:...
- Thanh Khê
Thanh Khe is an urban district of Da Nang in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 160,953 . The district covers an area of 9 km². The district capital lies at Da Nang ....
Sister cities
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Hai Phong,
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Media references
- Daughter from Đà Nẵng
Daughter from Đà Nẵng is a 2002 documentary film about an Amerasian, Heidi Bub , born on December 10, 1968, in Danang in southern Vietnam, one of the children brought to the United States from Vietnam in 1975 during "Operation Babylift" at the end of the Vietnam War...
is a 2002 award-winning documentary film about an Amerasian woman who returns to visit her biological family in Đà Nẵng after 22 years of separation and living in the United States.
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