| Trang Bang District Huyện Trảng Bàng |
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| Roadside in Trang Bang, close to the site of the napalm attack that injured Phan Thi Kim Phuc. | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | South East |
| Province | Tay Ninh |
| Capital | Trang Bang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.5 sq mi (338 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 150,716 |
| Time zone | UTC + 7 (UTC+7) |
Trảng Bàng is a district in Tay Ninh province, in southeastern Vietnam. It has a traditional artisan industry, and recently has opened an industrial zone for foreign investment. This town has a famous food called bánh canh Trảng Bàng, a kind of pork noodle soup and "Trảng Bàng dew-wetted rice paper" (Vietnamese: Bánh tráng phơi sương Trảng Bàng), served with boiled pork, local herbs and Vietnamese fish sauce.
Outside of Vietnam, it is most famous for the iconic and Pulitzer prize winning image of a nude Phan Thi Kim Phuc (who had torn off her burning clothes to survive the attack) and other Vietnamese children fleeing a napalm attack on the village of Trang Bang alongside ARVN soldiers. The image was taken by the photographer Nick Ut.
The identity of this district is it has the multilingual sign.
A pork noodle soup dish called bánh canh Trảng Bàng is served there.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 150,716.[1] The district covers an area of 338 km². The district capital lies at Trang Bang.[1]
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