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Ando-ri Destination Guide

Explore Ando-ri in North Korea

Ando-ri in the region of Gangwon is a place in North Korea - some 138 mi or ( 222 km ) East of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Ando-ri

Time in Ando-ri is now 06:58 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Busan, and Gwangju. Since you are here already, consider visiting Daejeon . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ando-ri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

DMZ Korea for Julian & Tim

14:31 min by timfromperth
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Following on from celebrating from Julian's 40th, a bunch of us decide a pilgrimage to the DMZ on the east coast is in order. There is an AK47 to be had, and the chance to score some DPRK beer! ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Yujomsa

Yujŏm-sa is a Korean Buddhist temple located on Mount Kumgang, North Korea. Founded under the kingdom of Silla, it underwent many successive restorations before being destroyed by American forces during the Korean War.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.58 128.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in North Korea, Kangwon Province (North Korea), National Treasures of North Korea

Kumgang Airport

Kumgang Airport is an airport in Kangwon-do, North Korea.

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Located at 38.56 128.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Airports in North Korea

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. It is listed as National Treasure #97 in that country.

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Located at 38.63 128.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in North Korea, Kangwon Province (North Korea), National Treasures of North Korea

Mount Kumgang

Mount Kumgang is a 1,638 metres -high mountain in Kangwon-do, North Korea. It is about 50 km away from South Korea's Sokcho in Gangwon-do. It is one of the best-known mountains in North Korea. It is located on the east coast of the country, in Mount Kumgang Tourist Region, formerly part of Kangwŏn Province (38.58N, 128.17E). Mount Kumgang is part of the Taebaek mountain range which runs along the east of the Korean peninsula. The name means Vajra (or Diamond) Mountain.

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Located at 38.66 128.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Mountains of North Korea, Tourism in North Korea

Singyesa

Singye-sa is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Onjong-ri in Kosong County, Kangwon Province, North Korea. Once one of the largest of the hundreds of temples located in scenic Mount Kumgang, the complex was entirely destroyed by US bombings during the Korean War. It was reconstructed in 2004 as an inter-Korean cultural project. It is listed as National Treasure #95.

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Located at 38.68 128.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in North Korea, Kangwon Province (North Korea), National Treasures of North Korea