Perfume River

The Perfume River is a river that crosses the city of , in central . In the autumn, flowers from orchards upriver from Huế fall into the water, giving the river a perfume-like aroma, hence the sobriquet.
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  • Stream
  • Description: river in Vietnam
  • Also known as
    “Dai Giang”
    “Hương Giang”
    “Song Hue”
    “Sông Hương”
    “Song Thuong thien”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thuận An.
is a ward of , . is situated 2½ km northeast of Perfume River.

Perfume River

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Latitude
16.54674° or 16° 32′ 48″ north
Longitude
107.6258° or 107° 37′ 33″ east
Open location code
7P89GJWG+M8
Geo­Names ID
1580140
Wiki­data ID
Q1515971

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Perfume River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Perfume”
  • Basque: “Hương ibaia”
  • Bavarian: “Song Huong”
  • Cebuano: “Sông Hương”
  • Chinese: “香江”
  • Chuvash: “Хыонг”
  • Esperanto: “Parfumrivero”
  • Fijian: “Uciwai na Huong”
  • French: “Riviere des Parfums”
  • French: “rivière des Parfums”
  • French: “Rivière des Parfums”
  • German: “Fluss der Wohlgerüche”
  • German: “Huong Giang”
  • German: “Hương Giang”
  • German: “Parfüm-Fluss”
  • German: “Parfümfluss”
  • German: “Song Huong”
  • German: “Sông Hương”
  • Indonesian: “Sungai Perfume”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Perfume”
  • Italian: “Fiume dei Profumi”
  • Japanese: “フオン川”
  • Japanese: “香江”
  • Korean: “향강”
  • Korean: “흐엉강”
  • Lithuanian: “Hjongas”
  • Lithuanian: “Huongas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Parfymeelva”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Parfymeelven”
  • Norwegian: “Parfymeelven”
  • Polish: “Rzeka Perfumowa”
  • Polish: “Sông Hương”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Perfume”
  • Russian: “Ароматная река”
  • Russian: “Хыонг”
  • Serbian: “Мирисна река”
  • Slovenian: “Dišeča reka”
  • Spanish: “Río Perfume”
  • Thai: “แม่น้ำหอม”
  • Turkish: “Parfüm Nehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Хионг”
  • Vietnamese: “Hương”
  • Vietnamese: “Sông Hương”
  • Welsh: “Afon Perfume”

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