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Sopk'o-dong Destination Guide
Explore Sopk'o-dong in North Korea
Sopk'o-dong in the region of P'yŏngan-namdo is a town in North Korea - some 10 mi or ( 16 km ) West of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .
Current time in Sopk'o-dong is now 01:01 AM (Monday) . 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: Daegu, Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, and Incheon. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Daegu . 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 Sopk'o-dong ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Performance at the Mangyongdae School Children's Palace, Pyongyang
Performance at the Mangyongdae School Children's Palace in Pyongyang, DPRK. Be sure to keep watching for the big solo @2:30... (April 14th 2010) ..
Music at the Mangyongdae School Children's Palace, Pyongyang
Children practicing music at the Mangyongdae School Children's Palace in Pyongyang, DPRK (April 14th 2010) ..
Performance at the Mangyongdae School Children's Palace, Pyongyang
Performance at the Mangyongdae School Children's Palace in Pyongyang, DPRK (April 14th 2010) ..
Mangyongdae School Children's Palace, Pyongyang (1)
Performance at the Mangyongdae School Children's Palace in Pyongyang, DPRK. (recorded April 15th 2010, with Panasonic TZ-7) ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Mangyongdae Children's Palace
The Mangyongdae Children's Palace (or Mangyongdae School Children's Palace) in Pyongyang is a public facility in North Korea where children are engaged in extra-curricular activities, such as learning music, foreign languages, computing skills and doing sports. It was established on May 2, 1989 and it is situated in Kwangbok (Liberation) Street, in the north of Mangyongdae-guyok. It is the largest of the many palaces in North Korea dedicated to children's after school activities.
Located at 39.01 125.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Mangyongdae Funfair
The Mangyongdae Funfair is an amusement park located in Mangyongdae-guyok, 12 kilometers from Pyongyang, North Korea. It has an area of 70 hectares including a funfair and wading pool. In fall, 2011 the funfair was reported to have little or no Korean patronage. It had a roller coaster, which, while operational, was in poor repair. There is a merry-go-round and a train ride.
Located at 39.01 125.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Hyongjesan-guyok
Hyŏngjesan-guyŏk, or Hyŏngjesan District is one of the 19 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea.
Located at 39.11 125.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Mangyongdae-guyok
Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk, or Man'gyŏngdae District (만경대구역) is one of the 19 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea. It began as a village, Mangyongdae-ri, South Pyongan Province and became a district of Pyongyang in September of 1959. The area is surrounded by several hills, the highest one named Mangyong (Ten thousand views) Hill because one can enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the exquisite landscape, and the village at its foot is called Mangyongdae.
Located at 39.02 125.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Kim Il-sung Military University
Kim Il-sung Military University (also known as Kim Il-sung Military Academy) is a university located in Mangyongdae-guyok, North Korea. Founded in 1948 and named after Kim Il-sung, the school is a post-secondary educational institution for officers in the Korean People's Army. It is the most prominent military academy in North Korea.
Located at 39.00 125.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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