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Nha Trang

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Nha Trang , city (1989 est. pop. 263,100), E central S Vietnam, a commercial port on the South China Sea. It has an important fishing industry. It was the site of a major U.S. military base in the Vietnam War; the base extended 15 mi (24 km) south to the harbor of Cam Ranh Bay. The city has a commercial airport. The French developed Nha Trang as a resort, and it is still known for its beaches.

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Nha Trang

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Nha Trang, Vietnam Kauthara Originally one of the states of Champa, named from a region in India when it became Indianized. Re‐established on the king's orders in 1924, the name is said to derive from a Cham word yakram or yatran ‘bamboo river’.

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Nha Trang

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

Nha Trang a city in southeastern Vietnam on the South China Sea coast that was the site of a U.S. military base during the Vietnam War.

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	Nha Trang mirrors the gold coast.(News) Magazine article from: Vietnam Investment Review; 10/11/2010
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