Quảng Ngãi () is a city in central
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...
. It serves as the capital city of
Quảng Ngãi Province. Quảng Ngãi City borders
Tư Nghĩa District to the south and west,
Sơn Tịnh District to the northwest and
Bình Sơn District to the north. It has an area of 160,15 km² and population of 260,252 inhabitants.
Climate
Quảng Ngãi has a
tropical monsoon climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
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''Am''). Temperatures are very warm to hot year round, although they do fall substantially between October and March. The rainy season lasts from September to December with a major risk of
typhoons
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and the dry season is from January to August.
Tourism
Quảng Ngãi has benefited little from Vietnamese tourist industry. English is not widely spoken and most hotels deal only with Vietnamese customers.
Local attractions include:
* Mỹ Lai Massacre Memorial Museum (12 km from Quảng Ngãi)
* Ba Tơ Garden
* Quảng Ngãi Square (Phạm Văn Đồng street)
* Trà Khúc River
* Tam Thương Quay
* Thiên Bút Hill
* General Museum of Quảng Ngãi Province
*
Ly Son Island
* My Khe Beach (this is in Da Nang)
* Châu Sa Champa Citadel (Ancient Amaravati)
Transportation
Quảng Ngãi has rail connections to North-South Railways via
Quảng Ngãi railway station. Air transport is served by
Chu Lai International Airport
: ''For the military use of the facility prior to April 1975, see Chu Lai Air Base
Chu Lai Airport ( vi, Sân bay Chu Lai) is an airport in Chu Lai, Vietnam. It is near Tam Kỳ city, the largest city in Quảng Nam province. The airport is loc ...
in nearby province of
Quảng Nam.
Famous Quang Ngai people
*Politician:
Phạm Văn Đồng,
Trương Định
Trương Định (1820 – August 19, 1864), sometimes known as Trương Công Định, was a mandarin (scholar-official) in the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam under Emperor Tự Đức. He is best known for leading a guerrilla army in south ...
,
Lê Văn Duyệt,
Trần Đức Lương
Trần Đức Lương (born 5 May 1937) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the fifth President of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006.Bruce M. Lockhart, William J. Duiker ''Historical Dictionary of Vietnam'', 2006, p. 371. entry Trần Đức Lươ ...
,
Nguyễn Thị Diệu,
Nguyễn Hòa Bình,
Nguyễn Bá Loan
*Entrepreneur:
Nguyễn Văn Đạt,
Cao Thị Ngọc Dung,
Lê Thăng Long
*Education:
Lê Vinh Danh,
Phan Kỳ Phùng
*Religion:
Thích Nhất Hạnh
Thích Nhất Hạnh ( ; ; born Nguyễn Xuân Bảo; 11 October 1926 – 22 January 2022) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, prolific author, poet and teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recogni ...
,
Ching Hai
*Sport:
Hoàng Văn Phúc,
Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất
Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất (born March 21, 1989) is a Vietnamese professional Muay Thai, Kun Khmer and Lethwei fighter.
Duy Nhất is a five-time WMF Muay Thai world champion and four-time SEA Games medalist in Muay Thai; in addition to havi ...
,
Phạm Thị Bình,
Phan Thanh Hậu
Phan Thanh Hậu (born 12 January 1997) is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for V.League 1 club Quảng Nam.
He is a product of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG Academy, a joint football academy built by English c ...
,
Ngô Bông
*Artist:
Dương Ngọc Thái,
Thanh Tuấn
*Musician:
Trương Quang Lục,
Hồng Xương Long
*Generals:
Nguyễn Chánh (Quảng Ngãi),
Trần Văn Trà
Nguyễn Chấn, known as Trần Văn Trà (1918 – April 20, 1996) was a Vietnamese general. He was a commander in the Vietcong; a member of the Central Committee of the Lao Dong Party ( Workers' Party of Vietnam) from 1960 to 1982; a lieute ...
,
Trần Quý Hai,
Phạm Kiệt,
Võ Thứ,
Nguyễn Đôn,
Tiêu Văn Mẫn,
Trịnh Lương Hy,
Võ Bẩm,
Trần Tiến Cung,
Huỳnh Kim,
Châu Khải Định,
Lê Trung Ngôn,
Phạm Quang Tiệp,
Trần Nam Trung,
Trần Quang Phương,
Nguyễn Văn Được,
Võ Thị Thái,
Vũ Xuân Viên,
Huỳnh Thị Cúc,
Nguyễn Thị Dung,
Nguyễn Tăng Long
Nguyễn () is the most common Vietnamese surname. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen. Nguyên (元）is a different word and surname.
By some estimates 39 percent of Vietnamese people bear this s ...
,
Nguyễn Văn Xuân (tướng nhà Nguyễn)
References
External links
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Populated places in Quảng Ngãi province
Provincial capitals in Vietnam
Districts of Quảng Ngãi province
Cities in Vietnam