Tây Ninh () is a provincial city in south-eastern Vietnam. It is the capital of Tây Ninh Province, which encompasses the town and much of the surrounding farmland. Tay Ninh is one of nine provinces and cities in the Southern Key Economic Region (Hochiminh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Long An and Tien Giang). Tây Ninh is approximately to the northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest city and 182 km (113 miles) to Phnom Penh, Cambodia capital city. As of 2019, the city had a population of 135,254 over the provincial population of 1,169,165, and a total area of . Tourist attractions The city is known for being the home of the Cao Dai religion, a syncretic Vietnamese faith that includes the teachings of the major world religions. The Cao Dai religion's Holy See, built between 1933 and 1955, is located around to the east of Tay Ninh's city centre. Besides the Cao Dai Holy See, other tourist attractions include: Black Virgin Mountain, the tallest mountain in southern Vietnam Dau Tieng Lake, one of the largest man-made lakes in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Lò Gò-Xa Mát National Park Thien Lam or Go Ken Pagoda Chang Riec Forest Mộc Bài International Border Gate Long Hoa central market Agriculture industry Tay Ninh has relatively favorable natural conditions for agricultural development (flat land, mild climate, no drought, no flood). In 2015, the total cultivated area reached 929,832 acres, including 646,996 acres of annual crops and 282,836 acres of perennial crops. Tay Ninh agriculture accounts for about 28% of the province's economic structure with the agricultural production area of 665,331 acres, accounting for 66.7% of the natural area. Some popular crop including: Wet rice (approximately 365,000 acres) Sugar-apple Rubber tree (approximately 247,000 acres) Sugarcane (approximately 61,000 acres) Cassava (approximately 123,000 acres) Notable people Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu - Miss universe Vietnam 2022 Nguyễn Văn Nên - Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Education Hoang Le Kha High School for the Gifted Tay Ninh High School Ly Thuong Kiet High School Tran Dai Nghia High School IGC Tay Ninh (escalator school) Tay Ninh College of Education History After the Fall of Saigon, the town of Tây Ninh was reorganized to comprise three wards and one commune. In August 2001, the town was expanded to include five wards and five communes. On