Tây Hồ District
Tây Hồ is an urban district located on the north side of central Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. The district wraps around the West Lake, one of the largest natural lakes of Vietnam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: urban district of Vietnam with 160,000 residents
- Description: Urban District of Hanoi
- Also known as: “Quan Tay Ho”, “Tay Ho”, “Tây Hồ”, and “Tây Hồ district”
Places of Interest
Highlights include West Lake and Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
West Lake
Lake
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West Lake is the biggest freshwater lake of Hanoi, Vietnam, located northwest of the city center. With a shore length of 17 kilometres and 500 hectares in area, this is the largest lake of the capital and a popular place for recreation with many surrounding gardens, hotels and villas.
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
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The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a mausoleum which serves as the resting place of Vietnamese revolutionary leader and President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is situated 4 km southeast of Tây Hồ District.
Presidential Palace
Photo: Jorge Láscar, Public domain.
The Presidential Palace of Vietnam, located in the city of Hanoi, currently is the official residence of the president of Vietnam and the seat of the presidential office. Before 1954, it was named the Palace of the Governor-General of Indochina. Presidential Palace is situated 3½ km southeast of Tây Hồ District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thái Hà Ấp.
Thái Hà Ấp
Neighborhood
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Thái Hà Ấp is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km south of Tây Hồ District.
Tây Hồ District
- Location: Hanoi, Northern Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Tây Hồ District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Quận Tây Hồ”
- Chinese: “Tây Hồ Kūn”
- Chinese: “西湖郡”
- French: “District de Tay Ho”
- Japanese: “タイホ区”
- Japanese: “テイホー区”
- Japanese: “西湖区”
- Korean: “떠이호군”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Tây Hồ”
- Persian: “منطقه تای هوو”
- Persian: “ناحیه تای هوو”
- Russian: “Тэйхо”
- Swedish: “Tay Ho”
- Urdu: “تاے ہؤ ضلع”
- Vietnamese: “Quận Tây Hồ”
- Vietnamese: “Tây Hồ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Đong Kho and Tây Hồ.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flower Market and InterContinental Hanoi Westlake.
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