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Kaok Destination Guide

Touring Kaok in South Korea

Kaok in the region of South Jeolla is a city located in South Korea - some 177 mi or ( 286 km ) South of Seoul , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kaok

Time in Kaok is now 11:15 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yongyon, Yongsin, Yonggang, Yonggang-ni, and Wonsan. Being here already, consider visiting Yongyon . 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 Kaok ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lake Outside of Gwangju

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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 5 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 5 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 5 km away
Tags: Archaeology of Korea, Dolmens, Korean culture, World Heritage Sites in South Korea

Hwasun Station

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

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Located at 35.05 126.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Railway stations in South Korea

Aengnam Station

Aengnam Station is a closed railway station in South Korea. It was on Gyeongjeon Line.

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Located at 35.05 126.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Defunct railway stations in South Korea