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Explore Songdwi-ch'on in North Korea

Songdwi-ch'on in the region of Hamgyŏng-bukto is a place in North Korea - some 231 mi or ( 372 km ) North-East of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

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Time in Songdwi-ch'on is now 06:42 PM (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: Seoul, Incheon, Pyongyang, Hamhung, and Vladivostok. Since you are here already, consider visiting Seoul . 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 Songdwi-ch'on ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Train ride Inside North Korea (Vienna - Pyongyang by train) 철도 윈 모스크바 두만강 평양

0:47 min by utti1980
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More information: vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com In september 2008 I travelled by train from Vienna to Pyongyang. 2008-09-20: By train inside North Korea, somewhere near Kilchu on the eastcoast mainlin ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Kilju County

Kilju, sometimes romanized as Kilchu, is a county in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. The county seat is Kilju Town.

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Located at 40.96 129.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Counties of North Hamgyong

Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site

Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site is a nuclear test site in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. The site is the alleged place where the 2006, 2009 and 2013 nuclear tests took place.

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Located at 41.28 129.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Military of North Korea, Nuclear program of North Korea, Nuclear test sites

2006 North Korean nuclear test

The 2006 North Korean nuclear test was the detonation of a nuclear device conducted on October 9, 2006 by North Korea. North Korea announced its intention to conduct a test on Monday, October 3, six days prior, and in doing so became the first nation to give warning of its first nuclear test. The blast is estimated to have had an explosive force of less than one kiloton, and some radioactive output was detected.

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Located at 41.29 129.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 2006 in North Korea, Anti-Korean sentiment in Japan, Military equipment of North Korea, Military of North Korea, North Korean nuclear explosive tests, Nuclear program of North Korea, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear weapons policy, Underground nuclear explosive tests

Hwasong concentration camp

Hwasong concentration camp is a labor camp in North Korea for political prisoners. The official name is Kwan-li-so (Penal-labor colony) No. 16.

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Located at 41.27 129.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Concentration camps in North Korea, Human rights in North Korea

2013 North Korean nuclear test

On 12 February 2013, North Korean state media announced it had conducted an underground nuclear test, its third in seven years. A tremor that exhibited a nuclear bomb signature with an initial magnitude 4.9 (later revised to 5.1) was detected by The China Earthquake Networks Center, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Preparatory Commission and the United States Geological Survey.

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Located at 41.30 129.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: 2013 in North Korea, Military equipment of North Korea, Military of North Korea, North Korean nuclear explosive tests, Nuclear program of North Korea, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear weapons policy, Underground nuclear explosive tests