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Onch'on Destination Guide
Discover Onch'on in North Korea
Onch'on in the region of P'yŏngan-namdo is a town located in North Korea - some 30 mi or ( 49 km ) West of Pyongyang , the country's capital .
Local time in Onch'on is now 01:08 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Daegu, Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, and Incheon. When in this area, you might want to check out Daegu . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Onch'on ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Onchon Airport
Onchon Airport is an airport near Onchon, Pyongan-namdo, North Korea.
Located at 38.91 125.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Complex of Goguryeo Tombs
The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs (Complex of Koguryo Tombs) lie in North Korea. In July 2004, they became the first UNESCO World Heritage site in the country. The site consists of 30 individual tombs from the later Goguryeo kingdom, one of Three Kingdoms of Korea, located in the cities of P'yŏngyang and Namp'o. Goguryeo was one of the strongest Korean kingdoms in the north east of China and the Korean Peninsula from 37 BCE to the 7th century CE.
Located at 38.86 125.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Nampo Stadium
Nampo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nampo, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and opened in 1973.
Located at 38.73 125.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Pyeonghwa Motors
Pyeonghwa Motors, (a Korean language word for "peace", also spelled Pyonghwa) is one of the two car manufacturers and dealers in North Korean automotive industry. It is a joint-venture in Nampo between Pyonghwa Motors of Seoul, a company owned by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, and the North Korean Ryonbong General Corp.
Located at 38.75 125.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Nampo
Namp'o is a city and seaport in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. It was a provincial-level Directly Governed City (Chikhalsi) from 1980 to 2004, when it was designated a "Special City" (T'ŭkgŭpsi) and made a part of South P'yŏngan. Namp'o was designated a T'ŭkpyŏlsi (teukbyeolsi; 특별시; 特別市) "Special City" in 2010. Namp'o is situated some 50 kilometres south west of P'yŏngyang, at the mouth of the Taedong River.
Located at 38.73 125.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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