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Discover Songnam-nodongjagu in North Korea

Songnam-nodongjagu in the region of P'yŏngan-namdo is a town located in North Korea - some 43 mi or ( 69 km ) North-East of Pyongyang , the country's capital .

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Local time in Songnam-nodongjagu is now 07:27 PM (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: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Incheon, and Yonghyol-li. 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 Songnam-nodongjagu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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US v North Korea - Original Unseen Footage

10:23 min by Alun Hill
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Footage from the North Korean side, showing the defeat - and atrocities - committed by the USA in the korean War. Understandably, this footage was banned by the US Government. ..

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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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.55 126.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.57 126.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Concentration camps in North Korea, Human rights in North Korea

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.72 126.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 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