Port of Thi Nai
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Thi Nai Port is the second largest port in Binh Dinh Province
, Vietnam
. It is located in Hai Cang (meaning sea port) ward at the eastern tip of Quy Nhon city. In 2009, 644 tons of goods were handled in Thi Nai Port, of which 113 tons were exported and 3 tons imported.
from the eleventh to the later of fifteenth century. At this time, Thi Nai played an important role in the trading between China, Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia countries. Thi Nai port was also a regional trading center of Champa.
After the Vietnamese destroyed the kingdom of Champa, Thi Nai kept playing its role as a trading port. Following the Tay Son rebellions
, Thi Nai port became a naval port.
In mid 20th century, the government of South Vietnam
rebuilt Thi Nai into a supporting naval port. After 1975, the Thi Nai port was continuously used as a naval port till recent years.
Binh Dinh Province
Bình Định is a province of Vietnam. It is located in Vietnam's South Central Coast region.-Administration:Binh Dinh is divided into one city and 10 districts:*An Lão*An Nhơn*Hoài Ân*Hoài Nhơn*Phù Cát*Phù Mỹ*Tuy Phước*Tây Sơn*Vân Canh...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. It is located in Hai Cang (meaning sea port) ward at the eastern tip of Quy Nhon city. In 2009, 644 tons of goods were handled in Thi Nai Port, of which 113 tons were exported and 3 tons imported.
History
Thi Nai was widely considered as the first port of ChampaChampa
The kingdom of Champa was an Indianized kingdom that controlled what is now southern and central Vietnam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832.The Cham people are remnants...
from the eleventh to the later of fifteenth century. At this time, Thi Nai played an important role in the trading between China, Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia countries. Thi Nai port was also a regional trading center of Champa.
After the Vietnamese destroyed the kingdom of Champa, Thi Nai kept playing its role as a trading port. Following the Tay Son rebellions
Tây Son Dynasty
The name of Tây Sơn is used in many ways to refer to the period of peasant rebellions and decentralized dynasties established between the eras of the Later Lê and Nguyễn dynasties in the history of Vietnam between 1770 and 1802...
, Thi Nai port became a naval port.
In mid 20th century, the government of South Vietnam
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...
rebuilt Thi Nai into a supporting naval port. After 1975, the Thi Nai port was continuously used as a naval port till recent years.