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West Lake (Hanoi)
Freshwater lake in Hanoi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
West Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Tây) is the biggest freshwater lake of Hanoi, Vietnam, located northwest of the city center. With a shore length of 17 kilometres (11 mi) and 500 hectares (5.0 km2) in area, this is the largest lake of the capital and a popular place for recreation with many surrounding gardens, hotels and villas. A small part of West Lake is divided by Thanh Niên road to form Trúc Bạch Lake. Most of the lake is located within Tây Hồ District, named after the lake.
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West Lake | |
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Hồ Tây (Vietnamese) | |
![]() West Lake at sunset | |
Location | Hanoi |
Coordinates | 21°3′18″N 105°49′12″E |
Lake type | Freshwater lake |
Basin countries | Vietnam |
Surface area | 5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi)[1] |
Shore length1 | 17 km (11 mi)[2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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