Difference between revisions of "Saigon"
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The name Saigon has its root in a [[Khmer]] word "Prei Kor" meaning "Kapok Tree Forest". <ref> http://www.saigontoday.net/ </ref> | The name Saigon has its root in a [[Khmer]] word "Prei Kor" meaning "Kapok Tree Forest". <ref> http://www.saigontoday.net/ </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:38, April 15, 2007
Saigon is the former name of the largest city in southern Vietnam [1] In 1975 Saigon was renamed, and is now known as Ho Chi Minh City. [2] Saigon is located near the South China Sea, and was the capitol of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975. [3]
Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia, bordered by China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and the Pacific Ocean to the east and south. [4]
The name Saigon has its root in a Khmer word "Prei Kor" meaning "Kapok Tree Forest". [5]
- REDIRECT Ho Chi Minh City