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West Lake (Hanoi)

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As Hanoi's largest lake, located right in the center of Hanoi, West Lake is abundant with gardens, hotels, restaurants and other entertainment centers. For this reason, real estate prices near West Lake are staggering, and the surrounding quarters are often full of many imposingly large edifices
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and appeared in several Vietnamese legends. One legend suggests that West Lake was shaped after the battle between
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West Lake is bordered by many significant places in the history of Hanoi and Vietnam.
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and is located on a small island in the middle of the lake. Near Trấn Quốc Pagoda is
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claimed that original name of the lake was "Golden Buffalo Lake" (
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West Lake is located in Vietnam
Hanoi
21°3′18″N 105°49′12″E / 21.05500°N 105.82000°E / 21.05500; 105.82000
Lake type
Freshwater
Basin
Surface area
not a well-defined measure
Vietnamese
freshwater
Hanoi
Vietnam
Thanh Niên road
Trúc Bạch Lake
Tây Hồ District



Trúc Bạch Lake

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