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Pongch'ang-ni Destination Guide

Discover Pongch'ang-ni in North Korea

Pongch'ang-ni in the region of P'yŏngan-namdo is a town located in North Korea - some 40 mi or ( 65 km ) North-East of Pyongyang , the country's capital .

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Local time in Pongch'ang-ni is now 06:53 AM (Sunday) . 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, Incheon, and Yonp'o-dong. When in this area, you might want to check out Daejeon . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pongch'ang-ni ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Pukchang concentration camp

Pukch'ang concentration camp is a labor camp in North Korea for political prisoners. It is sometimes called Tŭkchang concentration camp . The official name is Kwan-li-so (Penal-labor colony) No. 18.

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Located at 39.55 126.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Concentration camps in North Korea, Human rights in North Korea

Kaechon internment camp

Kaechon internment camp is a slave labor camp in North Korea for political prisoners. The official name is Kwan-li-so (Penal-labor colony) No. 14. It is not to be confused with Kaechon concentration camp (Kyo-hwa-so No. 1), which is located 20 km to the northwest.

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Located at 39.57 126.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Concentration camps in North Korea, Human rights in North Korea

Pukchang Airport

Pukchang Airport is an airport in Pyongan-namdo, North Korea.

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Located at 39.50 125.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Airports in North Korea, South Pyongan

Battle of Wawon

The Battle of Wawon, also known as the Battle of Wayuan, was a series of delay actions of the Korean War that took place from November 27–29, 1950 near Wawon in present-day North Korea. After the collapse of the US Eighth Army's right flank during the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, the Chinese 38th Corps advanced rapidly towards the critical road junction at Kunu-ri in an effort to cut off United Nations forces' retreat route.

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Located at 39.72 126.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1950 in Korea, 1950 in Turkey, Battles of the Korean War, Battles of the Korean War involving China, Battles of the Korean War involving Turkey, Conflicts in 1950

Sunchon

Sunch'ŏn is a city in South Pyongan province, North Korea. It has an estimated population of 437,000, and is home to various manufacturing plants.

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Located at 39.42 125.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Cities in South Pyongan