Thiền Quang Lake

Halais Lake
Location Hanoi
Coordinates 21°01′06″N 105°50′44″E / 21.018429°N 105.845543°E / 21.018429; 105.845543Coordinates: 21°01′06″N 105°50′44″E / 21.018429°N 105.845543°E / 21.018429; 105.845543
Basin countries Vietnam

Halais Lake is a lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, located next to Nguyễn Du Street, which used to be named "Rue Halais" under the French (1888-1945), hence the name "Halais". According to Vietnamese sources, it should be spelled "Halais Lake",[1] the French name for the lake called "Hồ Thiền Quang" in Vietnamese.

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