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Vietnam, Southern


  • Here are entered works on the geographic region of Southern Vietnam that is equivalent to the former French colony of Cochin China. Works on the former country of South Vietnam are entered under the name heading [Vietnam (Republic).]
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    • Miền Nam (Vietnam)
    • Nam Bộ (Vietnam)
    • Nam Kì (Vietnam)
    • Nam Kỳ (Vietnam)
    • Nam Phần (Vietnam)
    • Southern Vietnam
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    • found: Work cat.: 97-948948: Nam Kỳ cố sự, 1997.
    • found: Gaz. of Vietnam, 1986:v. 2, p. 695 (Nam Phần [Vietnam]; Cochin China [conv.] RGN 11⁰00ʹN, 107⁰00ʹE)
    • found: Nguyễn, Đình Hòa. Vietnamese-English dict., 1967:p. 354 (Nam Bộ, South Vietnam; southern part [of Vietnam]; also known as Nam Phần, South Vietnam)
    • found: Whitfield, D.J. Hist. and cult. dict. of Vietnam, 1976:p. 184 (Nam Phần, also known as Nam Bộ, Nam Kỳ or Miền Nam; that portion of Vietnam which lies south of the Trường Sơn Mountain Chain; the northern limits of the area are the borders of the provinces of Bình Tuy, Long Khánh, and Phước Long)
    • found: Từ điển bách khoa quân sự Việt Nam [Vietnam military ency.], 1996:p. 536 (translation: Nam Bộ, area of Vietnam which lies south of the provinces of Song Bé, Đồng Nai, and Bà Rịa--Vũng Tàu; also known as Nam Kì)
    • found: National Library of Vietnam request, July 23, 2009.
    • found: Miscellaneous gazetteers(region; 11°00ʹ00ʺN 107°00ʹ00ʺE)
  • General Notes

    • Here are entered works on the geographic region of Southern Vietnam that is equivalent to the former French colony of Cochin China. Works on the former country of South Vietnam are entered under the name heading [Vietnam (Republic).]
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    • 1998-11-25: new
    • 2012-10-31: revised
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