Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm, also called Panduranga (a Sanskrit word of Hindu origin), is a new city in Vietnam and the capital of Ninh Thuận Province. The community has a population of 161,000 (2004), of which 91,000 (2004) live in the main city. During the Vietnam War, Phan Rang was the site the United States Air Force's Phan Rang Air Base. The airfield had been established by the Japanese in World War II and was later used by the French. The ancient Panduranga, the capital of the southernmost of city-states of Hindu-Buddhist Champa was located where Phan Rang
Phan Thiết railway station Phan Thiết railway station Phan Thiết railway station is a subsidiary station of Saigon Railway Station at the fishing town of Phan Thiết. It is where the North–South Railway begins to follow the beachfront, all the way up to Huế Railway Station. In 1899 a company was formed to build the line Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm to Đà Lạt, then via Ninh Chữ Beach to Tây Nguyên, which in 1903 built a warehouse in the station area at Phan Thiết. In 1920 Biên Hòa - Tháp Chàm was connected passing via Phan Thiết and a station house was constructed. From 1948-1950