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Nam Dinh, city, northern Vietnam. It lies on a canal linking the Day and Red rivers and has road and railway links with Hanoi, 50 miles (80 km) northwest. Manufactures include textiles and distillery and salt products. The city is also an educational centre. Nearby is the Pho Minh, or Chua Thap, Temple, with a tower that reaches a height of 69 feet (21 metres); it was built in the Earlier Ly period and expanded in the Tran (1225–1400). Pop. (1999) 160,421; (2009) 193,768.

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