Hẻm (or Ngõ in Northern Vietnam) are the terms used to describe narrow streets branching off of main roads.
Hẻm are characterized by their narrow width and are lined with narrow, multistory buildings known as
tube houses, creating a dense and vertical urban form. In
Ho Chi Minh City
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, approximately 65% of residents live in hẻm. Hẻm are numbered and referred to by the name of the major street it branches off of, similarly to
Soi
''Soi'' ( th, ซอย ) is the term used in Thailand for a side-street branching off a major street (''thanon'', th, ถนน). An alley is called a ''trok'' ( th, ตรอก).
Overview
Sois are usually numbered, and are referred to by th ...
s in Thailand. Slashes are used to indicated an address in a hẻm, so the address "36/23 Hẻm Lê Thị Riêng" indicates the house is number 36 in the 23rd Hẻm off Lê Thị Riêng street.
See also
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Soi
''Soi'' ( th, ซอย ) is the term used in Thailand for a side-street branching off a major street (''thanon'', th, ถนน). An alley is called a ''trok'' ( th, ตรอก).
Overview
Sois are usually numbered, and are referred to by th ...
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Hutong
''Hutong'' () are a type of narrow street or alley commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, especially Beijing.
In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of ''siheyuan'', traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods wer ...
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Vietnamese words and phrases
Types of streets
Types of roads
Buildings and structures in Asia
Urban studies and planning terminology