Saigon

Summary

Saigon is a city or town^[1]. Saigon is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• Saigon is located in French Indochina^[3].
• Saigon is in the country of French Indochina^[4].
• Saigon is in the country of State of Vietnam^[5].
• Saigon is in the country of South Vietnam^[6].
• Saigon's image is recorded as Ben Thanh market in Vietnam (340932410).jpg^[7].
• Saigon's image is recorded as Thánh thất Sài Gòn 0714.JPG^[8].
• Saigon's instance of is recorded as city or town^[9].
• Saigon's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Saigon's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms Saigon.svg^[11].
• Saigon's part of is recorded as administrative history of Ho Chi Minh City^[12].
• Saigon's Commons category is recorded as Saigon, French Indochina^[13].
• +1700-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Saigon^[14].
• +1862-05-13T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Saigon^[15].
• Saigon was dissolved in +1956-10-22T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Saigon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 10.802222222222, 'lon': 106.69694444444}^[17].
• Saigon's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Saigon's replaced by is recorded as Saigon^[19].
• Saigon's capital of is recorded as French Cochinchina^[20].
• Saigon's capital of is recorded as French Indochina^[21].
• Saigon's capital of is recorded as South Vietnam^[22].
• Saigon's GeoNames ID is recorded as 11494864^[23].
• Saigon's BBC Things ID is recorded as 1e523bd8-bca5-4e55-8397-a78c782e5091^[24].
• Saigon's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Beli Potok^[25].
• Saigon's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007550590205171^[26].
• Saigon's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/e2274ab5-dac2-4bbc-bbeb-dbdcbd1afda8^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include French Indochina^[4], a federation^[28], in Vietnam^[29], founded in 1887^[30]; State of Vietnam^[5], an associated state^[31], founded in 1949^[32]; and South Vietnam^[6], a sovereign state^[33], in Vietnam^[34], founded in 1955^[35]. Saigon is located in French Indochina^[3]. Saigon's part of is recorded as administrative history of Ho Chi Minh City^[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city or town^[9] and city^[10].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1700-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14] and +1862-05-13T00:00:00Z^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Saigon include Saigon^[36], a ward of Vietnam^[37], in Vietnam^[38], founded in 2025^[39].

Why It Matters

Saigon is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Entities named for Saigon include Saigon^[36], a ward of Vietnam^[37], in Vietnam^[38], founded in 2025^[39].