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Sowon-dong Destination Guide

Discover Sowon-dong in North Korea

Sowon-dong in the region of P'yŏngyang-si is a place located in North Korea - some 7 mi or ( 11 km ) West of Pyongyang , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sowon-dong

Local time in Sowon-dong is now 12:24 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, 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 discovered 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 Sowon-dong ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Pyongyang metro: Yonggwang station

0:25 min by utti1980
Views: 6967 Rating: 5.00

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

North Korean Bento! 북조선 도시락 北朝鮮弁当

1:01 min by bentogeek
Views: 6119 Rating: 4.00

OK, not really but I was curious what it would look like if I did have one. So yes, this is just all fictional silly childish imagination. But recently I have been a bit low on cash (blame the economy ..


WC transporter in NORTH KOREA Pyŏngyang 평양)

2:17 min by MyRAWTV
Views: 1401 Rating: 3.67

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) CANON7D Pyŏngyang 평양) ..

North Korea Flooded

5:06 min by Alun Hill
Views: 277 Rating: 5.00

In the massive floods which hit North Korea in August of 2012, an entire electrified railway line and Joyang station were washed away. Here, we see three miles of track being totally rebuilt in 3 days ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.01 125.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Amusement parks in North Korea, Pyongyang

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.01 125.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Pioneer Movement

Mangyongdae Revolutionary School

Mangyongdae Revolutionary School is a school in Mangyongdae district, Pyongyang, North Korea. Established in 1947, it is a special education school with access only to the children of war dead, Party, military, administrative and high-ranking officials’ families. Among its former students are Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un.

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Located at 39.00 125.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Education in Pyongyang, Educational institutions established in 1947

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.

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Located at 39.00 125.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Pyongyang, Education in Pyongyang, Educational institutions established in 1952, Military academies, Universities in North Korea

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.

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Located at 39.02 125.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Districts of Pyongyang