Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
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Downtown of Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
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| Location | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Nearest city | Bien Hoa, Thu Dau Mot, Tan An, Vũng Tàu, Tây Ninh, Mỹ Tho. |
| Coordinates | Downtown of Saigon 10°46′17″N 106°41′54″E / 10.77139°N 106.69833°ECoordinates: 10°46′17″N 106°41′54″E / 10.77139°N 106.69833°E |
| Area | 77,688 km2 (29,996 sq mi) |
| Established | City |
| Visitors | Gia Định (in 1867) |
| Governing body | People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City |
District 1, District 3, District 5
Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn) is the name of three districts of District 1, District 3 and District 5 of Ho Chi Minh City.
Downtown of Saigon (Vietnamese: Trung tâm Sài Gòn) the colourful and buzzing city centre of Ho Chi Minh City is also known as Saigon. This is where you will find great food, bargain-heavy (and trendy) shopping and fun nightlife. Being the main commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City (as most locals still prefer to call Saigon), life here is upbeat, both day and night. Simple, everyday sights such as women wearing the traditional long and sexy ao dai dresses while busy with their daily routine and locals enjoying roadside meals are just among the few fantastic city images that have endlessly fascinating travelers for years. And what would a Ho Chi Minh City trip be without wandering around the centre’s back alleys with charming colonial-era buildings as a background? Saigon is definitely the centre of everything in Ho Chi Minh City and where things happen
Bến Thành Market (Vietnamese: Chợ Bến Thành) is a large marketplace in central Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam in District 1. The market is one of the earliest surviving structures in Saigon, and an important symbol of Hồ Chí Minh City, popular with tourists seeking local handicrafts, textiles, áo dài and souvenirs, as well as local cuisine.
Independence Palace (Dinh Độc Lập), also known as Reunification Palace (Vietnamese: Dinh Thống Nhất), built on the site of the former Norodom Palace, is a landmark in Saigon, Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ and was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It was the site of the end of the Vietnam War during the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed through its gates.
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