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Soya-dong Destination Guide

Explore Soya-dong in North Korea

Soya-dong in the region of Hwanghae-namdo is a place in North Korea - some 86 mi or ( 139 km ) South-West of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Soya-dong

Time in Soya-dong is now 01:56 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, Gwangju, and Incheon. Since you are here already, consider visiting Daejeon . Where to go and what to see in Soya-dong ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Baengnyeongdo

Baengnyeong Island is a 45.8-square-kilometre, 8.45 kilometres long and 12.56 kilometres wide island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea, located near the Northern Limit Line. The 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement which ended the Korean War specified that the five islands including Baengnyeong Island would remain under United Nations Command and South Korean control. This agreement was signed by both the DPRK and the United Nations Command.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.97 124.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Geography of Incheon, Islands of South Korea, Islands of the Yellow Sea, Ongjin County, Incheon

2014 Asian Games

The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is the largest sporting event in Asia governed by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). It is scheduled to take place in Incheon, South Korea from September 19 – October 4, 2014, with 437 events in 36 sports and disciplines set to feature in the Games. Incheon was awarded the right on April 17, 2007, defeated Delhi, India to host the Games. Incheon is the third city in South Korea after Seoul and Busan to host the Asian Games.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.97 124.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 2014 Asian Games, 2014 in South Korea, 2014 in multi-sport events, Scheduled sports events, Sports festivals in South Korea

ROKS Cheonan sinking

The ROKS Cheonan sinking occurred on 26 March 2010, when the Cheonan, a Republic of Korea Navy ship carrying 104 personnel, sank off the country's west coast near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 seamen.

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Located at 37.93 124.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 2010 in South Korea, Conflicts in 2010, Marine salvage operations, Maritime incidents in 2010, North Korea–South Korea relations, Ships sunk by submarines, Yellow Sea

ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778)

ROKS Sokcho (PCC-778) is a South Korean Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). It was in the vicinity at the time of the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan and is reported to have fired shots at a possible target that it identified at that time.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.93 124.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Pohang-class corvettes, Ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries