Thanh Trì district

Thanh TrÃÂ¬ is a district (huyÃ¡Â»Ân) of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.

Thanh TrÃÂ¬ is located on the southeastern side of Hanoi, on the western bank of the Red River. It is adjacent to Thanh XuÃÂ¢n district in the northwest, HoÃÂ ng Mai district in the north, HÃÂ ÃÂÃÂ´ng in the west, Gia LÃÂ¢m district in the east (across the Red River), and Thanh Oai district and ThÃÂ°Ã¡Â»Âng TÃÂn district in the south.

Thanh TrÃÂ¬'s terrain is mostly low-lying, gradually descending towards the southeast in the direction of flow of the Red River. The TÃÂ´ LÃ¡Â»Âch River flows into the Red River within the district, and the many ponds, lakes and swamps nearby no doubt influenced the district's name; "Thanh TrÃÂ¬" means "blue/green pond", and the district's historical name, Thanh ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ§m, means "blue/green lagoon".

Thanh TrÃÂ¬ district is composed of one town (VÃÂn ÃÂiÃ¡Â»Ân) and 15 communes: Thanh LiÃ¡Â»Ât, ÃÂÃÂ´ng MÃ¡Â»Â¹, YÃÂªn MÃ¡Â»Â¹, DuyÃÂªn HÃÂ , Tam HiÃ¡Â»Âp, TÃ¡Â»Â© HiÃ¡Â»Âp, NgÃÂ© HiÃ¡Â»Âp, NgÃ¡Â»Âc HÃ¡Â»Âi, VÃÂ©nh QuÃ¡Â»Â³nh, TÃ¡ÂºÂ£ Thanh Oai, ÃÂÃ¡ÂºÂ¡i ÃÂng, VÃ¡ÂºÂ¡n PhÃÂºc, LiÃÂªn Ninh, HÃ¡Â»Â¯u HÃÂ²a and TÃÂ¢n TriÃ¡Â»Âu.

On April 8, 2008, an Antonov An-26 aircraft on a training mission crashed into a field in Thanh TrÃÂ¬, killing five Vietnamese military pilots. It had taken off from Gia LÃÂ¢m Airport, and crashed on its way back. The cause of the crash was unknown. A Vietnamese military official who declined to be named said the plane belonged to Vietnam's 918 Air Transport Regiment.

Thanh TrÃÂ¬ is famous for its variety of the rolled rice noodle dish bÃÂ¡nh cuÃ¡Â»Ân, called bÃÂ¡nh cuÃ¡Â»Ân Thanh TrÃÂ¬.

Thanh Trì district

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