Buôn Ma Thuột Ha Giang Sapa Ha Noi Mai Chau Ha Long Hai Phong Ninh Binh Dong Hoi Quang Tri Hue Da Nang Hoi An Kontum Quy Nhon Nha Trang Da Lat Phan Thiet Ho Chi Minh Chau Doc My Tho Vung Tau Vinh Long Phu Quoc Can Tho Con Dao

Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named and still also referred to as Saigon , is the largest city in Vietnam. It was once known as Prey Nokor ,an important Khmer seaport prior to annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina and later of the independent republic of South Vietnam1955–75. On 2 July 1976, Saigon merged with the surrounding Gia Định Province and was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City after revolutionary leader Hồ Chí Minh (although the name Sài Gòn is still unofficially widely used)