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Kan-dong Destination Guide

Explore Kan-dong in North Korea

Kan-dong in the region of P'yŏngyang-si is a town in North Korea - some 12 mi or ( 19 km ) South-West of Pyongyang , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kan-dong

Current time in Kan-dong is now 10:13 AM (Friday) . 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 Kan-dong ? 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. ..

Arirang Mass Games in Pyongyang North Korea October 2008

9:58 min by Ray Cunningham
Views: 6143 Rating: 5.00

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!

0:57 min by WizardOfOss
Views: 5423 Rating: 4.67

Pyongyang as seen from the the Yanggakdo International Hotel. The traffic is quite busy by DPRK standards.... (April 14th 2010) ..

Walking among North Koreans (DPRK)

4:07 min by nilov71
Views: 4666 Rating: 5.00

After the visit to the international book store, we walked a few blocks to the Kim Il Sung Square. On our trip we rarely got this close to ordinary north koreans. I also recommend: "Drunk North Korean ..


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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.

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Located at 38.95 125.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 2010 establishments in North Korea, Education in Pyongyang, Educational institutions established in 2010, Universities in North Korea

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.

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Located at 38.96 125.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Districts of Pyongyang

Kangso-guyok

Kangsŏ is a district in Nampo, North Korea. The population is 100,000.

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Located at 38.92 125.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Districts of Nampo

Taedong River

The Taedong River is a large river in North Korea. It rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north. It then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o. In between, it runs through the country's capital, Pyongyang. Along the river are landmarks such as the Juche Tower and Kim Il-sung Square. The river has a length of 439 kilometers and is generally deep. It is the fifth longest river on the Korean peninsula and the second longest in North Korea.

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Located at 38.87 125.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Geography of Pyongyang, Rivers of North Korea

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.

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Located at 38.96 125.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Monuments and memorials in North Korea