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Popsu-ri Destination Guide

Touring Popsu-ri in North Korea

Popsu-ri in the region of Gangwon is located in North Korea - some 100 mi or ( 161 km ) East of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Popsu-ri

Time in Popsu-ri is now 07:42 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Busan, and Gwangju. Being here already, consider visiting Daejeon . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Popsu-ri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

The beautiful sunrise of Korea. (일출)(동해)

0:36 min by Tommy Jeon
Views: 1157 Rating: 5.00

People swarmed to the east coast to see the sunrise 1th of Jan. Volume up and watch it! ;) ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Hyon Ni Airport

Hyon Ni Airport is an airport near Hyŏl-li in Hoeyang-gun, Kangwon-do, North Korea. located 17 km southwest of Hoeyang-up.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.61 127.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Airports in North Korea, Kangwon Province (North Korea)

Sepo Chongnyon Station

Sepo Chongnyon Station is the central railway station for Sepo County, Kangwon province, North Korea. It is located on the Kangwon Line, which connects Kowon to Pyonggang, and the Chongnyon Ichon Line, which runs from Sepo to Pyongsan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.64 127.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Railway stations in North Korea

Hoeyang Southeast Airport

Hoeyang Airport (a.k.a. Hoeyang Southeast Airport) is an airport in Hoeyang, Kangwon-do, North Korea.

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Located at 38.66 127.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Airports in North Korea, Kangwon Province (North Korea)

Sanggamnyong

Sanggamnyŏng, also known as Shangganling in Chinese, Triangle Hill in South Korea, and Jane & Russell Hill in United States is a mountain pass in central North Korea. The mountain pass is part of the Triangle Hill Complex that is roughly 4 km north by northeast of Kimhwa. Situated in the valley between the Jane Russell Hill and the Sniper Ridge, the hamlet became famous in China due to the Battle of Shangganling, a large-scale battle in the Korean War.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.33 127.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Geography of North Korea, Kangwon Province (North Korea)

Battle of Triangle Hill

The Battle of Triangle Hill, also known as Operation Showdown or the Shangganling Campaign, was a protracted military engagement during the Korean War. The main combatants were two United Nations infantry divisions, with additional support from the United States Air Force, against elements of the 15th and 12th Corps of the People's Republic of China. The battle was part of American attempts to gain control of "The Iron Triangle", and took place from October 14 – November 25, 1952.

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Located at 38.32 127.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 1952 in Korea, Battles involving South Korea, Battles of the Korean War, Battles of the Korean War involving China, Battles of the Korean War involving Colombia, Battles of the Korean War involving Ethiopia, Battles of the Korean War involving the United States, Conflicts in 1952