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Ha Tien| Town of southern Vietnam, situated on the coast on the Gulf of Thailand, 8 km/5 mi from the Cambodian border; population (1989) 80,000. There are white sand beaches and fishing villages in the area. Products include seafood, pepper, and turtleshell handicrafts. |
| Ha Tien suffered many attacks by Khmer Rouge forces from Cambodia in the late 1970s, as a result of which many people left the town. |
| Founded by a Chinese merchant in about 1690, Ha Tien soon became an important port and the capital of a virtually independent principality; it was not fully absorbed into Vietnam until about 1800. |
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