Da Nang (English spelling)

Japanese: ダナン（英語表記）Da Nang

The capital of Quang Nam Da Nang Province in central Vietnam. It is a port city on the South China Sea coast, about 600 km south-southeast of the capital Hanoi. It is located at the head of a horseshoe-shaped bay surrounded by mountainous peninsulas. It has been an open port city since ancient times, and Japanese people came and went there just before Japan isolated itself, and there was a Japanese town. In 1858, the French Navy landed here, and took the first step in colonial rule. During the French rule, it was called Tourane. It is about 90 km southeast of the ancient capital of Hue, and after the country was divided into north and south by the Geneva Agreement in 1954, it gradually became more important than Hue, which is closer to the border, and during the Vietnam War, a large US Navy base was established there. It is currently the largest city in central Vietnam, and has developed as a commercial and industrial center, with textile factories, beer factories, power plants, etc. The Thong Nhat Railway and National Route 1, which connect Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, run through it, and it has a well-developed airport. The scenic Hai Van Pass is about 20 km north. Population: 370,670 (1989).

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Japanese:

ベトナム中部，クアンナムダナン省の省都。首都ハノイの南南東約 600km，南シナ海沿岸の港湾都市。山がちな小半島によって囲まれた馬蹄形の湾の湾奥に位置する。古くから開けた港町で，日本の鎖国直前には日本人も往来し，日本人町もあった。 1858年フランス海軍が上陸し，植民地支配の第1歩を踏出したところで，フランス統治時代にはツーラン Touraneと呼ばれた。古都フエの南東約 90kmにあたり，1954年のジュネーブ協定により国土が南北に分断されてからは，境界地帯に近いフエに代って次第に重要性を増し，ベトナム戦争中にはアメリカ合衆国海軍の大規模な基地がおかれた。現在ベトナム中部最大の都市で，商工業中心地として発展しており，織物工場，ビール工場，発電所などがある。ハノイとホーチミン市を結ぶトンニャット鉄道，国道1号線が通り，整備された空港をもつ。北約 20kmには見晴らしのよいハイバン峠がある。人口 37万 670 (1989) 。

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