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Hanoi Old Quarter
A chaotic and charming maze of 36 ancient streets in Hanoi's historic heart, each named for the goods traditionally sold there.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Hanoi, Vietnam · Asia
Long Bien works well as a base: 10 minutes from Vĩnh Tuy, 5km from Hanoi Old Quarter.
Long Bien is a city located in Hanoi, Vietnam. With a population of 347,829, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Long Bien sits in Vietnam, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Bangkok time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Long Bien to your route.
Long Biên is an urban district (quận) of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The district currently has 14 wards, covering a total area of 59.82 square kilometres (23.10 sq mi). As of 2019, there were 322,549 people residing in the district, the population density is 5,400 inhabitants per square kilometer.
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incorporated as an urban district in 2003 from the northwestern portion of Gia Lâm district adjacent to the city center. The district is named for the formerly separate settlement of Long Biên (Chinese: Longbian), which served as the capital of Jiaozhou and Jiaozhi in imperial China and as the capital of Lý Bí's kingdom of Vạn Xuân.
It is Hanoi's only urban district on the east side of the Red River. Main landmarks in the district include:
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Long Bien is located in Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia. The coordinates are 21.0333 latitude, 105.9000 longitude.
Long Bien has a population of approximately 347,829 people, making it a city in Vietnam.
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A chaotic and charming maze of 36 ancient streets in Hanoi's historic heart, each named for the goods traditionally sold there.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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A picturesque lake in the center of Hanoi with the iconic red Huc Bridge leading to the Turtle Tower temple island.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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The Hanoi cafe where Nguyen Van Giang invented ca phe trung: egg coffee, in 1946 while working at the Metropole during a milk shortage. It is still run by his family down a narrow alley off Nguyen Huu Huan.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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The plastic-stool bun cha shop where Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain ate in 2016; the table they used is preserved under a glass case. Grilled pork patties come in a bowl of sweet-sour broth with cold noodles.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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A narrow residential street in Hanoi where a railway track runs just inches from houses, with trains passing through twice daily.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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The final resting place of Vietnam's revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, a grand granite mausoleum in the center of Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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