Linh Đàm

Linh Đàm is a neighborhood[1] located in Hoàng Mai district, Hanoi. With a population of about 80,000 people, Linh Đàm is among the most densely populated neighborhoods in Vietnam. First settled in around the early 1600s, the area was mostly a swamp and sparsely-populated area until the early 1990s, when it was planned to relieve overpopulation in the urban core of Hanoi. The neighborhood is characterized by tall buildings and the Linh Đàm lake serving the community.

Linh Đàm
Khu đô thị Linh Đàm
Neighborhood
CountryVietnam
Province/MunicipalityHanoi

History

Before the 1990s

Some of the earliest record of permanent settlement in this area show that what was now Linh Đàm was first inhabited in the early 1600s, when the Linh Đàm pagoda was built. [2] Before that, in folk legends

The first mention of the name "Linh Đàm" on official maps was in 1882, when the Đại Nam nhất thống chí (Đại Nam Comprehensive Encyclopaedia) was published, showing the area as "Đàm Linh Đường",[3] later simply became "Linh Đàm". The villages surrounding this area was once known for producing fine rice products, such as rice vermicelli.

Linh Đàm in 1983, showing the area was mostly rice field and uninhabited.

References
  1. Technically, Linh Đàm is characterized as a "khu đô thị mới" (a newly, often planned development area) to distinguish itself from surrounding unplanned neighborhood. Both of those development can roughly be translated as neighborhood.
  2. "Làng Linh Đàm" [Linh Đàm village]. hanoimoi.com.vn. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  3. "Hồ Linh Ðàm". Báo Nhân Dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

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