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Pak-kol Destination Guide
Discover Pak-kol in North Korea
Pak-kol in the region of Hwanghae-namdo is a town located in North Korea - some 94 mi or ( 151 km ) South-East of Pyongyang , the country's capital .
Local time in Pak-kol is now 12:06 AM (Wednesday) . 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, Daegu, Seoul, Busan, and Hojitsusen-ri. 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 Pak-kol ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Into the North...
I travel on a tour into the DMZ, the Demilitarized Zoned. As an active theater of engagement, there are several restrictions as to when and where you may take pictures. It was a great experience and I ..
Korea Travel (200901) 2 - 韓国旅行記 軍事境界線ツアー
韓国軍事境界線ツアー。Dorasan Station Seoul DMZ tour ..
Korean DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) - episode 3
June 2010. A short video of the DMZ I put together using mostly my own material. Three photos were taken by someone else - inside the tunnel is from eng.gg.go.kr the flagpole is by Mike Connolly and C ..
DMZ (demilitarized zone/Pan mun jon North Korea) Lduckett's photos around Panmunjom, Korea Rep.
Preview of Lduckett's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these vid ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Dorasan Station
Dorasan Station is a railway station situated on the Gyeongui Line, which once connected North and South Korea and has now been restored. For several years the northernmost stop on the line was Dorasan Station, which is served by Tonggeun commuter trains. On December 11, 2007, freight trains began traveling north past Dorasan Station into North Korea, taking materials to the Kaesong Industrial Region, and returning with finished goods.
Located at 37.90 126.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Panmun Station
Panmun Station is a railway station located in the Kaesong Industrial Region in North Korea. It is served by the Pyongbu Line which is the southern half of the North Korean portion of the Kyongui Line which once ran from Seoul to Sinuiju.
Located at 37.93 126.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Dora Observatory
Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of Dorasan (Mount Dora), the observatory looks across the Demilitarized Zone. It is the part of South Korea closest to the North. Visitors can catch a rare glimpse of the reclusive North Korean state through binoculars from the 304 square feet, 500-person capacity observatory.
Located at 37.91 126.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Kaesong Industrial Region
Kaesŏng Industrial Region is a special administrative industrial region of North Korea. It was formed in 2002 from part of Kaesŏng Directly Governed City. On 3 April 2013, the DPRK blocked access to the region, to all South Korean citizens, as political tensions between the two nations rose.
Located at 37.93 126.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Daeseong-dong
Daeseong-dong (also called Tae Sung Dong), South Korea, is a town in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The village is about one mile south of the Bridge of No Return towards the North and 7.5 miles from the city of Kaesong, North Korea.
Located at 37.94 126.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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