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Chohyon-dong Destination Guide
Discover Chohyon-dong in North Korea
Chohyon-dong in the region of Gangwon is a town located in North Korea - some 77 mi or ( 124 km ) South-East of Pyongyang , the country's capital .
Local time in Chohyon-dong is now 08:57 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Busan, and Gwangju. When in this area, you might want to check out Daejeon . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chohyon-dong ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
KOREA vlog 1 PART 1
My first vlog on Korea. I talk about work, food, night life, general culture, and random weird things you can't read in a book. ..
Korean Folk Percussion Troupe
A seasoned troupe of veteran folk dancers and percussionists warm up before marching in the 2008 HiSeoul Parade in Chongno, Seoul, as part of Buddha's Birthday festivities and parades. The stamina of ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Ichon Airport
Ichon Airport is an airport in Kangwon-do, North Korea.
Located at 38.48 126.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Taebukpo Ri Airport
Taebukpo Ri Airport is an airport in Pukp'o-ri, Tosan County, Hwanghae-bukto, North Korea.
Located at 38.33 126.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Battle of Hill Eerie
The Battle of Hill Eerie refers to several Korean War engagements between the United Nations forces and the Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) in 1952 at the infamous Hill Eerie. Hill Eerie was a military outpost at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38|15|12|N|127|3|8|E| | |name= }}, about ten miles west of the rubble piles of Ch'orwon. It was taken several times by both sides; each sabotaging the others' position.
Located at 38.25 127.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Battle of Pork Chop Hill
The Battle of Pork Chop Hill comprises a pair of related Korean War infantry battles during the spring and summer of 1953. These were fought while the U.S. and the Communist Chinese and Koreans negotiated an armistice. In the U.S. , they were controversial because of the many soldiers killed for terrain of no strategic or tactical value, although the Chinese lost many times the number of UN soldiers killed and wounded.
Located at 38.24 127.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Battle of Old Baldy
The Battle of Old Baldy refers to a series of five engagements over a period of 10 months for Hill 266 in west-central Korea, though there was also vicious fighting both before and after these engagements.
Located at 38.23 127.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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