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Hanch'on Destination Guide

Touring Hanch'on in North Korea

Hanch'on in the region of P'yŏngyang-si is a city located in North Korea - some 5 mi or ( 8 km ) South of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Hanch'on

Time in Hanch'on is now 07:27 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Daegu, Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, and Incheon. Being here already, consider visiting Daegu . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Hanch'on ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Inside North Korea - VICE Travel - Part 1 of 3

20:52 min by vice
Views: 719629 Rating: 4.89

Vice founder Shane Smith managed to get into North Korea after a year and half of trying and is witness to the craziness of this hermit nation. Crazy is actually kind of an understatement. ..

A flight on Air Koryo - North Korea's Airline

4:28 min by Ray Cunningham
Views: 372679 Rating: 4.58

Video from a flight on North Korea's airline. ..


Pyongyang Airport (DPRK)

1:01 min by nilov71
Views: 80264 Rating: 4.54

Don´t miss the mighty Duty Free Shop! I also recommend: "Morning siren in Pyongyang" youtu.be "Propaganda car in Pyongyang" youtu.be "The mighty Ryugyong hotel in Pyongyang" youtu.be (26/7-11 - 2/8-11 ..

North Korea 2012

88:34 min by jaderoo2
Views: 13276 Rating: 4.51

a journey through North Korea at the time of the 100th birthday of Kim Il Sung (15 april 2012). Touroperator: Shilla Travel - Wereldcontact ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Yanggakdo Stadium

Yanggakdo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was opened in 1989. It is home to the April 25 Sports Club and Pyongyang City Sports Club.

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Located at 38.99 125.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Event venues established in 1989, Football venues in North Korea, Multi-purpose stadiums in North Korea, Sports venues completed in 1989, Sports venues in Pyongyang

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.

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Located at 38.99 125.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1944 ships, 1968 in North Korea, 1968 in the United States, Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States, Combat incidents, Conflicts in 1968, Design 381 coastal freighters, Espionage scandals and incidents, International maritime incidents, Maritime incidents in 1968, Military history of North Korea, Ships built in Wisconsin, Ships of the United States Army, United States Navy Colorado-related ships, Vessels captured from the United States Navy

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.

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Located at 38.95 125.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 2010 establishments in North Korea, Education in Pyongyang, Educational institutions established in 2010, Universities in North Korea

Yanggakdo International Hotel

Yanggakdo International Hotel is one of the largest working hotels and the second tallest building in North Korea, after the Ryugyong Hotel. The hotel is located on Yanggakdo (Yanggak Island), two kilometers to the south-east of the center of Pyongyang, the nation's capital. It rises to an overall height of 170 metres and sports a slowly revolving restaurant on the 47th floor. The hotel is said to contain 1,000 rooms and a total floor space of 87,870 square metres .

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Located at 39.00 125.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Pyongyang, Buildings and structures with revolving restaurants, Hotel buildings completed in 1992, Hotels established in 1995, Hotels in North Korea, Skyscraper hotels, Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters, Skyscrapers in North Korea

Songyo-guyok

Sŏn'gyo-guyŏk or Songyo District is one of the 19 guyŏk that constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is on the eastern bank of the Taedong River at the center of East Pyongyang. It is bordered to the south by Nakrang-guyok, to the north by Tongdaewon-guyok and to the east by Ryokpo and Sadong-guyoks. It was established in September 1959.

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Located at 39.00 125.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Districts of Pyongyang