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Sokho-ri Destination Guide

Discover Sokho-ri in North Korea

Sokho-ri in the region of P'yŏngyang-si is a town located in North Korea - some 17 mi or ( 28 km ) South-West of Pyongyang , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sokho-ri

Local time in Sokho-ri is now 06:37 PM (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 Sokho-ri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Pyongyang metro: Puhung station

0:51 min by utti1980
Views: 3744 Rating: 5.00

Pyongyang metro: Puhung station. My travelogue: vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com (by train from Austria to North Korea). ..

North Korean Junket - part 4

11:07 min by MrSweihan
Views: 1747 Rating: 3.67

This documentary is a look at a North Korean propaganda march from 2004. The trip was organized by a group called the Korean Friendship Association. A group of westerners are taken on a tour of North ..


Tangun's tomb in Pyongyang

1:41 min by Ivan Zakharchenko
Views: 766 Rating: 5.00

General view of the tomb which has been built in the early 90s ..

North Korean cooperative farm (DPRK)

2:19 min by nilov71
Views: 467 Rating: 5.00

This farm is located in the birthplace of the Chongsangri spirit and the Chongsangri method in North Korean agriculture. Like every where else we went, they started by showing us their monuments and t ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.87 125.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Pyongyang, Rivers of North Korea

Songnim

Songnim is a city on the Taedong River in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It had a population of 100,000 in 1991. The city was originally named Solme. Iron works began to be developed during the Japanese colonial period of Korea. Before Korean independence Songnim was known as Kyŏmip'o. It was bombed during the Korean War, later it was rebuilt.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.75 125.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Cities in North Hwanghae

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 12 km away
Tags: Districts of Nampo

Complex of Goguryeo Tombs

The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs (Complex of Koguryo Tombs) lie in North Korea. In July 2004, they became the first UNESCO World Heritage site in the country. The site consists of 30 individual tombs from the later Goguryeo kingdom, one of Three Kingdoms of Korea, located in the cities of P'yŏngyang and Namp'o. Goguryeo was one of the strongest Korean kingdoms in the north east of China and the Korean Peninsula from 37 BCE to the 7th century CE.

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Located at 38.86 125.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in North Korea, Goguryeo, Korean art, Murals, World Heritage Sites in North Korea

Pyeonghwa Motors

Pyeonghwa Motors, (a Korean language word for "peace", also spelled Pyonghwa) is one of the two car manufacturers and dealers in North Korean automotive industry. It is a joint-venture in Nampo between Pyonghwa Motors of Seoul, a company owned by Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, and the North Korean Ryonbong General Corp.

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Located at 38.75 125.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Companies established in 1999, Manufacturing companies of North Korea, Motor vehicle manufacturers of North Korea, Nampo, Transport in North Korea, Unification Church affiliated organizations