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Revision as of 15:01, 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]
References
- ↑ http://www.vietscape.com/travel/saigon/index.html
- ↑ http://www.saigon-tourist.com/
- ↑ http://www.saigon-news.ch/docs-en/english.htm
- ↑ http://www.vietnamtourism.com/
- ↑ http://www.saigontoday.net/
- REDIRECT Ho Chi Minh City
