Da Nang (occasionally Danang; in Vietnamese: Đà Nẵng pronunciation (help·info)) is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea. It is one of the five independent municipalities in Vietnam.
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 City, Ha Noi, with an area of 1,255.53 km² and a population of 752,493 peop...
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Da Nang (occasionally Danang; in Vietnamese: Đà Nẵng pronunciation (help·info)) is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea. It is one of the five independent municipalities in Vietnam.
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 City, Ha Noi, with an area of 1,255.53 km² and a population of 752,493 people (2003).
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 Cham word Da Nak, meaning "opening of a big river".
In 1847, French 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...
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