Hanoi
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Hanoi (Template:Lang-vi)
pronunciation?, estimatit population nearly 6.5 million (2009),[1] is the caipital an seicont-lairgest ceety o Vietnam. Frae 1010 till 1802, it wis the maist important poleetical centre o Vietnam. It wis eclipsed bi Huế durin the Nguyễn Dynasty as the caipital o Vietnam, but Hanoi served as the caipital o French Indocheenae frae 1902 tae 1954. Frae 1954 tae 1976, it wis the caipital o North Vietnam.
The ceety is locatit on the richt bank o the Red River. Hanoi is located at 1,760 km (1,090 mi) north o Ho Chi Minh Ceety.
[edit] Internaitional relations
[edit] Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Hanoi is twinned with:
Hong Kong
Ankara, Turkey
Warsaw, Poland[2]
Toulouse, Fraunce
Bangkok, Thailand
Fukuoka Prefectur, Japan
Moscow, Roushie[3]
Beijing, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Manila, Philippines
Seoul, Republic o Korea
Phnom Penh, Cambodie[4]
[edit] References
- ↑ Vietnam's Population Soars. balita.ph.
- ↑ Miasta partnerskie Warszawy. um.warszawa.pl. Biuro Promocji Miasta (2005-05-04). Retrieved on 29 August 2008. .
- ↑ Hanoi Days in Moscow help sister cities.
- ↑ [1]