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Cholsal-li Destination Guide

Discover Cholsal-li in South Korea

Cholsal-li in the region of South Jeolla is a town located in South Korea - some 177 mi or ( 285 km ) South of Seoul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Cholsal-li

Local time in Cholsal-li is now 06:42 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yuro-ri, Yongyon, Yongsin, Yongdu-ri, and Daejeon. When in this area, you might want to check out Yuro-ri . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Cholsal-li ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Dolmen

A dolmen, also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, or quoit, is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of three or more upright stones supporting a large flat horizontal capstone (table), although there are also more complex variants. Most date from the early Neolithic period (4000 to 3000 BC).

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Located at 34.98 126.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Death customs, Dolmens, Megalithic monuments, Monument types, Stone Age Europe, Stones

Hwasun County

Hwasun County (Hwasun-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

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Located at 34.98 126.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Counties of South Jeolla Province, Hwasun

Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

The Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites are the location of hundreds of stone dolmen which were used as grave markers and for ritual purposes during the first millennium BCE when the Megalithic Culture was prominent on the Korean Peninsula. The sites were designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. Korea is said to contain more than 40% of the worlds dolmen, which are mostly concentrated in these three sites.

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Located at 34.98 126.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Archaeology of Korea, Dolmens, Korean culture, World Heritage Sites in South Korea

Iyang Station

Iyang Station is a railway station in South Korea. It is on Gyeongjeon Line.

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Located at 34.89 126.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Railway stations in South Korea

Mudeungsan

Mudeungsan is a mountain in South Korea. It extends over the district of Buk-gu in the city of Gwangju and Hwasun County in the province of Jeollanam-do. Mudeungsan has an elevation of 1,187 m . Recently Mudeungsan has become the natinal park.

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Located at 35.13 126.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Buk District, Gwangju, Damyang, Dong District, Gwangju, Hwasun, Mountains of Gwangju, Mountains of South Jeolla Province