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Tay Ninh Travel
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Area:
4,029.6
sq. km.
Population:
1,029,800
habitants (2004)
Capital: Tay Ninh Town
Districts: Tan Bien, Tan Chau, Duong Minh Chau,
Chau Thanh, Hoa Thanh, Ben Cau, Go Dau, Trang
Bang.
Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Cham, Hoa.
Geography
Located in Eastern of the South, Tay Ninh shares
border with Cambodia on the north with 240km
boundary, Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc provinces on
the east, Ho Chi Minh City and Long An Province
on the south.
On the north, there is Ba Den Mountain, 986m in
height. On the south, terrain is quite flat. The
province has Vam Co Dong and Sai Gon rivers and
Dau Tieng Lake.
Climate: The weather is hot, humid around
year with annual average temperature of 27.50C,
annual rainfall of 1,724mm. The dry season lasts
from December to April and the rainy season
lasts from May to November.
Tourism
Coming to Tay Ninh, tourists are able to visit
Ba Den Mountain, a famous complex of cultural
and historical sites and beauty spots, and Binh
Thanh Cham Tower, a monument of the Oc-Eo
culture. Every year, Ba Den Mountain Festival
attracts many pilgrims come to pray, sightseeing
and enjoy the entertainment.
Tay Ninh is home of Cao Dai religion with Tay
Ninh Cao Dai Temple, a complex of Great Temple,
Chanh Mon Gate, four towers and Mother-of-Buddha
Temple. The province also is base of revolution
of South Vietnam during resistance against the
Americans.
Transportation
Tay Ninh Town is 99km from Ho Chi Minh City,
224km from Vung Tau, 129km from Bien Hoa. There
are Moc Bai and Xa Mat border gates to Cambodia.
Moc Bai Market is trade center of Vietnamese and
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