Vạn Khánh Explained

Vạn Khánh
Native Name:Xã Vạn Khánh
Settlement Type:Commune and village
Pushpin Map:Vietnam
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Vietnam
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khánh Hòa Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vạn Ninh
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:UTC+7
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:12.7717°N 109.2981°W

Vạn Khánh is a commune (Vietnamese: ) and village in Vạn Ninh District, Khánh Hòa Province, in Southeast Vietnam.[1] It is best known for being the homeplace of the Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức, who burned himself to death in 1963 to protest the anti-Buddhist discrimination of then-President of South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem.

Notes and References

  1. http://gis.chinhphu.vn/ Ministry of Public Information in Vietnam