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Da Lat

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Da Lat, or Dalat, (pop. 197,000 as of 2007[update], spelled Đà Lạt in Vietnamese) About this sound pronunciation (help·info) is the capital of Lâm Đồng Province in Vietnam.

 

Tuyền Lâm Lake in the morning fog 

 

The city is located 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level on the Langbiang Plateau in the southern parts of the Central Highlands (in Vietnamese, Tây Nguyên). In Vietnam, Đà Lạt is a popular tourist destination.

 

Outside Da Lat Market at night

 

Đà Lạt's specific sights are pine wood (forming the name: "City of thousands of pine trees") with twisting roads and tree marigold (Vietnamese: dã quỳ) blossom in the winter. The city's temperate weather stands in contrast to Vietnam's otherwise tropical climate. Mist covering the valleys almost year-round leads to its name "City of eternal spring."

 

Da Lat's Market square at night

 

Đà Lạt is also known as an area for science research in the fields of biotechnology and nuclear physics.

With its year-round cool weather, Đà Lạt supplies temperate agriculture products for all over Vietnam, for example, cabbage and cauliflower. Its flower industry produces two typical flowers: hydrangea (Vietnamese: cẩm tú cầu) and golden everlasting (Vietnamese: hoa bất tử). The confectionery industry offers a wide range of mứt, a kind of fruit preserve made from strawberry, mulberry, sweet potato, and rose.

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