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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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Vietnam
  • Also known as: Dai Giang”, “Hương Giang”, “Song Hue”, “Sông Hương”, and “Song Thuong thien

Perfume River

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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