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Discover Ssuk-kol in North Korea
Ssuk-kol in the region of Gangwon is a town located in North Korea - some 87 mi or ( 139 km ) South-East of Pyongyang , the country's capital .
Local time in Ssuk-kol is now 01:45 PM (Friday) . 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, Taegwang-ni, Daegu, Seoul, and Busan. 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 Ssuk-kol ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The true history of Korea 한국의역사真实的高丽棒子孩子的历史
日 韓国を潰して、平和な世の中にしましょう。 中 破坏韩国，要和平的世间吧。 英 Let's destroy South Korea, and make it to a peaceful world. 仏 Je détruis la Corée et fais-le le monde paisible. 独 Ich zerstöre Korea und mach wir es zur fried ..
north & south korea's 38th parallel
2006 you step anywhere near that border, your leg will be blown off by the mines. sad =( ..
DMZ, Panmunjom, Korea 15 oktober 2009 (2)
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Interesting facts about this location
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 8 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 11 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 13 km away
Sintan-ri Station
Sintan-ri Station is a railway station on Gyeongwon Line in South Korea.
Located at 38.21 127.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Battle of Haktang-ni
The Battle of Haktang-Ni was a skirmish in the Korean War fought between Belgian UN and Communist Chinese People's Volunteers between 9–13 October 1951, just north of the city of Chorwon just over the North Korean border.
Located at 38.21 127.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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