AtlasVietnamHanoiOne word pinned hereHanoi21.0245°N 105.8412°E · Q1858One English word in this atlas traces back to Hanoi. It sits in Vietnam.ShareAll of Vietnam Pinned hereTower of Hanoinoun · 1883ProbableFrench puzzle, Vietnamese name, and a legend set in an Indian temple.Édouard Lucas published the puzzle in 1883 under an anagrammatic pen name, selling it with a tale about priests at Benares moving sixty-four golden disks. Why he chose Hanoi is not recorded, though France was then deep in its campaign to take Tonkin.Named from the placeRead →Nearest pinsVietnamese sandwichVietnam, Vietnam603 kmCanton flannelGuangzhou, People's Republic of China799 kmgalangalGuangdong, People's Republic of China831 kmSiamese twinThailand, Thailand934 km