Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam

Buôn Ma Thuột is a city in the Central Highlands of south-central Vietnam. It is the capital of Dak Lak Province and the largest city in the Central Highlands. The city has a population today of some 300,000 people (2011 estimate), in Vietnam's main coffee planting region.

Victory Monument in Buon Ma Thuot

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Buôn Ma Thuột is surrounded by ethnic villages of the Ede and Mnong people. Within the city itself most of the people are ethnic Vietnamese. The name Buôn Ma Thuột means "village of the father of Thuột" in the Ede language while among the Mnong people, it is pronounced as Buôn Me Thuột.

Buôn Ma Thuột is instrumental in helping Vietnam become the second biggest coffee exporting nation after Brazil. Visitors to Buôn Ma Thuột may pay a visit to these plantations.

Dak Lak Ethnology Museum, Buon Ma Thuot

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Buôn Ma Thuột was also the site of the final major battle of the Vietnam War, and today a memorial, in the form of an approaching tank, stands here to commemorate the victory of the North Vietnam Army.

Visiting Buôn Ma Thuột

Places of Interest in Buôn Ma Thuột

Buon Tuo Village
Longhouse village of the Ede tribe about 13 km (8.5 mi) northwest of Buôn Ma Thuột.
Coffee Plantations
A common sight in Buôn Ma Thuột.
Dak Lak Ethnology Museum
A place to learn about the culture, tradition and handicrafts of the local tribes, the Ede and Mnong.
Revolutionary Museum
Museum chronicling the contribution of Buôn Ma Thuột in securing victory for the North against the South in the Vietnam War.
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A small Ede tribal village worth visiting for a chance to view their way of life.
Victory Monument
Memorial to the victory of the North Vietnam Army in the last major battle of the Vietnam War fought here.

Khai Doan Pagoda, Buon Ma Thuot

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