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Discover Chaksom in North Korea
Chaksom in the region of P'yŏngyang-si is a town located in North Korea - some 8 mi or ( 13 km ) South-West of Pyongyang , the country's capital .
Local time in Chaksom is now 01:48 AM (Thursday) . 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 . 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 Chaksom ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Arirang Mass Games in Pyongyang North Korea October 2008
These are videos of the Mass Games I took in the May First stadium in Pyongyang DPRK. I was in the cheaper seats. The entire perfomance is about 100 minutes long. I will try to get a high definition c ..
Good Morning Pyongyang!
Pyongyang as seen from the the Yanggakdo International Hotel. The traffic is quite busy by DPRK standards.... (April 14th 2010) ..
Fireworks display in Pyongyang
Fireworks display at the Taedong River in Pyongyang, as seen from Yanggakdo Hotel, the night before Eternal President Kim Il-Sung's birthday. Just a few minutes of it, it went on for hours... (April 1 ..
Entrance to Hell
Forfit your soul to Satan. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Pyongyang University of Science and Technology
Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) is North Korea's first privately funded university. It is founded, operated and partly funded by associations and people outside the country. PUST was jointly planned and constructed by forces from both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Republic of Korea, along with contributions from groups and individuals from other nations, in particular China and the USA. The initiative is largely funded by Evangelical Christian movements.
Located at 38.95 125.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Rangnang-guyok
Rangnang-guyŏk or Rangnang District is one of the 19 kuyŏk that constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is located south of the Taedong River, and is bordered to the north by Songyo-guyok, to the east by the Ryokpo-guyok, and to the south by Chunghwa and Kangnam counties.
Located at 38.96 125.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Arch of Reunification
The Arch of Reunification is a sculptural arch located in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. It was constructed in 2001 to commemorate Korean reunification proposals put forward by Kim Il-sung. The concrete arch straddles the multi-laned Reunification Highway leading from Pyongyang to the DMZ. It consists of two Korean women in traditional dress symbolizing the North and South— leaning forward to jointly uphold a sphere bearing a map of a reunified Korea.
Located at 38.96 125.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
USS Pueblo (AGER-2)
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is an American ELINT and SIGINT Banner-class technical research ship (Navy intelligence) which was boarded and captured by North Korean forces on 23 January 1968, in what is known as the Pueblo incident or alternatively as the Pueblo crisis or the Pueblo affair. The capture, less than a week after President Lyndon B.
Located at 38.99 125.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Pyongchon-guyok
P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk (Pyongchon District) is one of the 19 guyŏk (political districts or wards) of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is bordered by the Taedong River in the South and the Potong River in the north and west, and to the east by Chung-guyok, from which it is separated by the railway. It was established as a guyŏk in October 1960 by the Pyongyang City People's Committee through a mandate of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Located at 39.00 125.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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