Hoa Lu ancient capital

Hoa Lư was the capital of Vietnam from 968 to 1009. It lies in Trường Yên Thượng village, , Ninh Bình Province. The area is one of ricefields broken by limestone mountains, and is approximately 90 km south of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient capital of Vietnam
  • Also known as: “Hoa Lư Ancient Capital”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ninh Binh.

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is a city of 300,000 people in Province of North Vietnam. The area features dramatic karst scenery, sometimes described as the "inland ". It was also an ancient capital of Vietnam, from 968 to 1009.

Hoa Lu ancient capital

Latitude
20.28285° or 20° 16′ 58″ north
Longitude
105.90175° or 105° 54′ 6″ east
Open location code
7PG77WM2+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1362974362
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2421186
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Hoa Lu ancient capital” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Hoa Lu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Xoalı”
  • Chinese: “华闾古都”
  • Chinese: “花閭”
  • Chinese: “華閭”
  • Chinese: “華閭古都”
  • Chinese: “華閭洞”
  • Croatian: “Hoa Lu”
  • Danish: “Hoa Lư”
  • Dutch: “Hoa Lu”
  • French: “Hoa Lu (capitale historique)”
  • French: “Hoa Lư”
  • French: “L’ancienne capitale de Hoa Lu”
  • Indonesian: “hoa lu”
  • Italian: “Hoa Lu”
  • Italian: “Hoa Lư”
  • Japanese: “古都ホアルー”
  • Japanese: “古都華閭”
  • Korean: “고도 호아르”
  • Korean: “고도 호알르”
  • Malay: “Hoa Lu”
  • Malay: “Hoa Lư”
  • Portuguese: “Hoa Lu”
  • Russian: “Древняя столица Хоалы”
  • Russian: “Хоалы”
  • Slovenian: “Hoa Lu”
  • Slovenian: “Hoa Lư”
  • Spanish: “Antigua capital de Hoa Lư”
  • Spanish: “La antigua capital de Hoa Lư”
  • Swedish: “Hoa Lư”
  • Turkish: “Hoa Lư”
  • Vietnamese: “Cố đô Hoa Lư”
  • Vietnamese: “Kinh đô Hoa Lư”
  • Vietnamese: “Kinh thành Hoa Lư”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Hoa Lư”

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