Hoi An Old Town
Hoi An Old Town is a heritage site and ancient trading post located in Hoi An, which served as an important trading post for foreign traders to Vietnam from the 15th until the 19th century, the status of which is still partly maintained by the newer city today.Photo: Ryan Milani, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Quarter
- Description: historic site in Hoi An, Vietnam
- Also known as: “Hoi An Ancient Town” and “Hội An Old Town”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoi An Museum and Precious Heritage Art Gallery Museum.
Hoi An Museum
Museum
Photo: Mztourist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hội An Museum, also known as the Hội An Museum of History and Culture, is a history museum located at 10B Trần Hưng Đạo, Hội An, Vietnam. It was founded in 1989. The Museum's opening hours are from 07:30 to 17:00 daily.
Precious Heritage Art Gallery Museum
Museum
Photo: Fiorellaoliva20, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Réhahn Croquevielle, commonly known as Réhahn, is a French photographer and art collector based in Hoi An, Vietnam. His work often focuses on themes such as memory, cultural heritage, and the documentation of traditional practices in countries including Vietnam, Cuba, Malaysia, and India.
Minh Hương Temple of Literature
Place of worship
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoi An.
Hoi An
Photo: Dennis Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoi An is a beautiful city in Vietnam about 30 km to the south of Da Nang. The Old Town of Hoi An is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hoi An is also commonly used as the base for half-day trips to a cluster of abandoned and partially ruins of My Son, another UNESCO World Heritage Site in the west of the Central Highlands.
Hoi An Old Town
- Categories: old town and locality
- Location: Thành Phố Hội An, Da Nang, Central Coast, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
15.87713° or 15° 52′ 38″ northLongitude
108.32866° or 108° 19′ 43″ eastOpen location code
7P7CV8GH+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4601279489OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q5965459
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Hoi An Old Town” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “会安古城/會安古城”
- Chinese: “会安古镇”
- Chinese: “會安古鎮”
- Estonian: “Hội Ani vanalinn”
- Finnish: “Hội Anin vanhakaupunki”
- French: “Vieille ville de Hoi An”
- German: “Alte Stadt von Hội An”
- Italian: “Città antica di Hoi An”
- Japanese: “ホイアンの古い町並み”
- Portuguese: “Cidade Antiga de Hoi An”
- Thai: “เมืองโบราณโห่ยอาน”
- Thai: “เมืองโบราณฮอยอัน”
- Vietnamese: “Đô thị cổ Hội An”
- Vietnamese: “Phố cổ Hội An”
- Vietnamese: “Thị xã Hội An”
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