Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm, commonly known as Phan Rang, is a city in Vietnam and the capital of Ninh Thuận Province. The community has a population of 207,998, of which 196,459 live in the main city. The name Phan Rang or in modern Cham Panrang is an indigenous Chamized form of the original Sanskrit Pāṇḍuraṅga. It first appeared on Cham inscriptions around the tenth century as Paṅrauṅ or Panrāṅ, and after that, it has been Vietnamese transliterated into Phan Rang. The name Tháp Chàm means "Cham Temple/Tower" and is named after the Po Klong Garai Temple in the northern part of the city.
Country: Vietnam
Province: Ninh Thuận
Region: South Central Coast
Founded: 757, as Panduranga principality, by the Chams
Incorporated: 1917, as Phan Rang town, by Khải Định
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