Articles in North Korea ( 237 )

237 Articles of interest in North Korea

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  • Ryongsong-guyok

    Ryongsŏng-guyŏk, or Ryongsŏng District (룡성구역) is one of the 19 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea. Ryongsong Residence, the main residence of Kim Jong-un is located in this district.

  • Pyohunsa

    P'yohun-sa is a Korean Buddhist temple located on Mount Kumgang, North Korea. Founded in the 7th century under the kingdom of Silla, it is the only one of Mount Kumgang's four great temples to have survived the Korean War.

  • Pohyonsa

    Pohyon-sa is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Hyangsan county in North Pyong'an Province, North Korea. It is located within the Myohyang Mountains. Founded under the Koryo dynasty at the start of the 11th century, the temple flourished as one of …

  • Haeju Airport

    Haeju Airport is an airport located in Haeju, South Hwanghae, North Korea. Haeju Airport is controlled by the Korean People's Army. The airport mainly operates military flights but also has a limited number of civilian flights. This airport is notor…

  • Kaema Plateau

    The Kaema Plateau is a highland in North Korea. It is surrounded by Rangrim Mountains, Macheollyeong Mountains and Bujeollyeong Mountains. It varies between 700 and 2,000 meters of altitude and at 40,000 square kilometers, sloping downward towards t…

  • Chilbosan (North Hamgyong)

    Chilbosan (Ch’ilbo-san, Korean: 칠보산 ) is a mountain in North Hamgyong province (Hamgyŏng-bukto ), North Korea. The name translates as seven treasures, stemming from the legend that Chilbo-san has seven treasures buried in it. Chilbo-san is particula…

  • Tomb of King Wanggon

    The Tomb of King Wanggŏn, more correctly known as the Hyŏllŭng Royal Tomb, is a mausoleum located Haesong-ri, Kaepung-gun near Kaesŏng, North Korea. The tomb belongs to the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty, Wanggeon, who adopted the name Taejo upon asc…

  • Sadong-guyok

    Sadong-guyŏk, or Sadong District, is one of the 19 guyŏk, and one of the six, that constitute East Pyongyang, North Korea. It is on the eastern bank of the Taedong River, and the mouth of the Nam River. It is north of Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk (Ryokpho District…

  • Onsong County

    Onsŏng County is a county (kun) in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, located near the border with China. The administrative center is the town (ŭp) of Onsong.

  • Moranbong-guyok

    Moranbong-guyŏk, or the Moranbong District, is one of the 19 guyŏk which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is located north of Chung-guyok, the city's central district, and is bordered to the north by Sosong and Taesong-guyoks, to th…

  • Kangnam Mountains

    The Kangnam Mountains are a mountain range of North Korea, in the central part of the country's northern region. They run parallel to the Amnok River which forms the border with China. They lie west of the Rangrim Mountains, which is the drainage di…

  • Tongdaewon-guyok

    Tongdaewŏn-guyŏk or Tongdaewon District is one of the 20 wards, and one of the six that constitute East Pyongyang, North Korea. It sits on the eastern bank of the Taedong River. It is north of Sŏn'gyo-guyŏk (Songyo District), south of Taedonggang-gu…

  • Taedonggang-guyok

    Taedonggang-guyŏk, or Taedong River District, is one of the 19 guyŏk, and one of the six that constitute East Pyongyang, North Korea. Taedonggang-guyŏk is on the eastern bank of the Taedong River, north of Tongdaewŏn-guyŏk and west of Sadong-guyŏk (…

  • Sinuiju Chongnyon Station

    Sinuiju Station is the railway station of Sinuiju, North Korea. It is the final stop on the Pyongui Line, which runs from Pyongyang to Sinuiju (and which, in South Korea, is considered part of the Gyeongui Line, which theoretically connects Sinuiju …

  • Seosan Football Stadium

    Seosan Football Stadium is a football stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds about 25,000 people.It was built by the North Korean army in the late 1980s for the 13th World Festival of Y…

  • Kyongwon County

    Kyŏngwŏn County is a kun, or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea, located at (42°48′41″N130°11′58″E), formerly known as Saebyŏl.

  • Ryongyon County

    Ryongyŏn County is a county in western South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Its Yellow Sea coast is known for its natural beauty and as an important habitat for plants and birds.

  • Ryongchon County

    Ryongch'ŏn County is a kun (county) in North P'yǒngan Province, North Korea, at the mouth of the Yalu River. The county seat is Ryongchŏn-ŭp, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the border with China.