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Anch'on Destination Guide

Discover Anch'on in North Korea

Anch'on in the region of P'yŏngan-namdo is a place located in North Korea - some 14 mi or ( 23 km ) North-West of Pyongyang , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Anch'on

Local time in Anch'on is now 08:52 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Gwangju, and Incheon. When in this area, you might want to check out Daejeon . We discovered 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 Anch'on ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Hibernians North Korea 2008 Tour

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Interesting facts about this location

Pyongyang Sunan International Airport

Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is the main airport serving Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It is located in the city's Sunan-guyŏk district, 24 kilometres from the city's centre. The airport has two runways, the larger of which (01/19) is in use while the second runway (17/35) is closed. Its hours of operation are from 06:00 to 22:00 in the summer and 07:00 to 21:00 in the winter. The airport is the main hub for the national flag carrier, Air Koryo.

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Located at 39.22 125.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Airports in North Korea, Transport in Pyongyang

Sunan-guyok

Sunan-guyŏk, or Sunan District is one of the 19 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea. Pyongyang Sunan International Airport is in the district. Air Koryo is headquartered in Sunan District.

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Located at 39.20 125.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Districts of Pyongyang

Hyongjesan-guyok

Hyŏngjesan-guyŏk, or Hyŏngjesan District is one of the 19 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Located at 39.11 125.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Districts of Pyongyang

Mangyongdae-guyok

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk, or Man'gyŏngdae District (만경대구역) is one of the 19 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea. It began as a village, Mangyongdae-ri, South Pyongan Province and became a district of Pyongyang in September of 1959. The area is surrounded by several hills, the highest one named Mangyong (Ten thousand views) Hill because one can enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the exquisite landscape, and the village at its foot is called Mangyongdae.

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Located at 39.02 125.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Districts of Pyongyang

Sopo Station

Sopo Station is a railway station in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is on located on the Pyongui Line, which was formed from part of the Gyeongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang.

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Located at 39.09 125.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Railway stations in North Korea