Phan Rang-Thap Cham
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Phan Rang-Thap Cham (in Vietnamese Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm; Panduranga) is a new city in Vietnam and the capital of Ninh Thuan province. The community has a population of 161,000 (2004), of which 91,000 (2004) live in the main city.
During the Vietnam war, Phan Rang was the site of an American Air Force base. The airfield had been established by the Japanese in World War II and was later used by the French.
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