Bến Nghé is a historic area of
Saigon
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, population_density_metro_km2 = 697.2
, population_demonym = Saigonese
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which is today a ward of
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. The area was developed in the 17th Century. At the time the
French Empire
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arrived in Saigon, Bến Nghé was a conglomeration of 40 villages along the
Bến Nghé River.
[Nghia M. Vo ''Saigon: A History'' 2011 Page 10 "By the time the French arrived, Bến Nghé was not a large or compact settlement, but a conglomeration of 40 villages along the Bến Nghé arroyo and the.."]
Notable buildings in the ward include the 1935 Jamia Al Muslimin Mosque at 66 Đông Du Street, also known as the Saigon Central Mosque, oldest and best known of the twelve mosques in HCMC.
References
Populated places in Ho Chi Minh City
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