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San'gwi-ri Destination Guide

Explore San'gwi-ri in North Korea

San'gwi-ri in the region of Hwanghae-namdo is a town in North Korea - some 92 mi or ( 148 km ) South-East of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of San'gwi-ri

Current time in San'gwi-ri is now 09:23 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Busan, and Neung-dong. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Daejeon . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in San'gwi-ri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Norh Korea & South Korea's border: the DMZ

4:48 min by mattleviking
Views: 25150 Rating: 4.80

Short trip into the DMZ. ..

New theme song MONKEY KING ( Journey To The West )

3:03 min by Dianrana1
Views: 23254 Rating: 4.68

This video was taken at the time the movie runs out of each episode this link mp3 on my shared www.4shared.com ..


Propaganda City

1:00 min by cristodulu
Views: 3745 Rating: 4.43

Vídeo ballardiano del muy ballardiano Nacho Vigalondo como película invitada del Concurso de Vídeos de Móvil Domésticos de Temática Ballardiana, parte de la exposición "JG BALLARD: Autópsia del Nuevo ..

North Korea: A trip to the DMZ

5:06 min by Ray Cunningham
Views: 1656 Rating: 5.00

Videos taken on a trip from Pyongyang North Korea to the DMZ and Joint Security Area. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kaesong

Kaesŏng is a city in North Hwanghae Province, southern North Korea (DPRK), a former Directly Governed City, and the capital of Korea during the Koryo Dynasty. The city is near Kaesŏng Industrial Region close to the border with South Korea and contains the remains of the Manwoldae palace. Called Songdo while it was the ancient capital of Koryo, the city prospered as a trade center that produced Korean ginseng. Kaesŏng now functions as the DPRK's light industry centre.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.97 126.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Cities in North Hwanghae, Former national capitals, Kaesong

Ganghwado

Ganghwa Island is an island in the estuary of the Han River, on the west coast of South Korea. Ganghwa Island is separated from Gimpo, on the mainland, by a narrow channel, which is spanned by two bridges. The main channel of the Han River separates the island from Gaeseong in North Korea. About 65,500 people live on the island. With an area of 302.4 km, it constitutes most of Ganghwa County, a division of Incheon Municipality.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.70 126.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Ganghwa County, Geography of Incheon, Islands of South Korea, Islands of the Yellow Sea

Battle of Imjin River (1592)

For the similarly named battle during the Korean War (1950-1953), see Battle of the Imjin River. The Battle of Imjin River was a battle during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598). It resulted in a Japanese victory.

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Located at 37.78 126.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1592 in Japan, 1592 in Korea, Battles of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), Conflicts in 1592

Imjin River

The Imjin River is the 7th largest river in Korea, North and South Korea. It flows from North to South, crossing the Demilitarized Zone and joining the Han River downstream of Seoul, very near the Yellow Sea. The river is not the namesake of the Imjin Waeran Japanese invasions of Korea in the late 1500s.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.78 126.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: International rivers of Asia, North Korea–South Korea border, Rivers of North Korea, Rivers of South Korea

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.93 126.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Directly Governed Cities and Special Administrative Regions of North Korea, Economy of North Korea, Kaesong