Hoan Kiem Lake, Ha Noi, Vietnam

Hanoi or Ha Noi (Vietnamese: Hà Nội / 河內 Vietnamese: [haː˨˩ noj˧˨ʔ]), often just referred to as The Capital (Vietnamese: Thủ đô), is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. It is located within the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam. Hanoi can trace its history back to the third century BCE, when a portion of the modern-day city served as the capital of the historic Vietnamese nat…