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''Da Nang'' is a city and area on the seacoast of [[Vietnam]], approximately halfway between [[Hanoi]] (764km/578mi to the north) and [[Ho Chi Minh City]] (964km/578 mi to the south). It borders on Thua Thien and Hue Province on the immediate north, and [[Quang Nam]] province to the south and west. It it the main point of entry to the Central Highlands, a range of low mountains to the west. | '''Da Nang''' is a city and area on the seacoast of [[Vietnam]], approximately halfway between [[Hanoi]] (764km/578mi to the north) and [[Ho Chi Minh City]] (964km/578 mi to the south). It borders on Thua Thien and Hue Province on the immediate north, and [[Quang Nam]] province to the south and west. It it the main point of entry to the Central Highlands, a range of low mountains to the west. | ||
During the [[Vietnam War]], it was a major [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] base, headquarters of the I Corps regional command. It had the largest [[U.S. Marine Corps]] airfield, and was the main headquarters for units designated [[Marine Air-Ground Task Force#Marine Expeditionary Force|III Marine Amphibious Force]]. The airport is in current use for wide-body international aircraft. | During the [[Vietnam War]], it was a major [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] base, headquarters of the I Corps regional command. It had the largest [[U.S. Marine Corps]] airfield, and was the main headquarters for units designated [[Marine Air-Ground Task Force#Marine Expeditionary Force|III Marine Amphibious Force]]. The airport is in current use for wide-body international aircraft. | ||
Its population is strongly Buddhist, and it was the center of the [[Vietnam War, Second Indochina War, external allied combat forces in South Vietnam#The Buddhist crisis of 1966|1966 Buddhist crisis]]. | Its population is strongly Buddhist, and it was the center of the [[Vietnam War, Second Indochina War, external allied combat forces in South Vietnam#The Buddhist crisis of 1966|1966 Buddhist crisis]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:57, 2 October 2008
Da Nang is a city and area on the seacoast of Vietnam, approximately halfway between Hanoi (764km/578mi to the north) and Ho Chi Minh City (964km/578 mi to the south). It borders on Thua Thien and Hue Province on the immediate north, and Quang Nam province to the south and west. It it the main point of entry to the Central Highlands, a range of low mountains to the west.
During the Vietnam War, it was a major Army of the Republic of Vietnam base, headquarters of the I Corps regional command. It had the largest U.S. Marine Corps airfield, and was the main headquarters for units designated III Marine Amphibious Force. The airport is in current use for wide-body international aircraft.
Its population is strongly Buddhist, and it was the center of the 1966 Buddhist crisis.