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    Mount Kumgang (Korean: 금강산; RR: Geumgangsan; MR: Kŭmgangsan; lit. Diamond Mountain) or the Kumgang Mountains is a mountain massif, with a 1,638-metre-high...
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  • Kumgang or Geumgang may refer to: Kumgang County, a county in Kangwon province, North Korea Kumgang mountain, a mountain in Kangwon province, North Korea...
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    The Mount Kumgang Tourist Region was a special administrative region of North Korea. It was geographically coterminous with Kumgang County, Kangwon Province...
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    Island. Wonsan is considered an excellent natural port location. Mount Kŭmgang is located near Wonsan. Wonsan serves as the administrative center of Kangwon...
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    around Mount Kumgang, a scenic mountain close to the South Korea border, was designated as a special tourist destination: Mount Kumgang Tourist Region...
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    Kŭmgang County is a kun, or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. Kŭmgang lies immediately north of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. It was formed in...
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    Mountains, which are located in the north-central part of North Korea. Mount Kumgang in the Taebaek Range, which extends into South Korea, is famous for its...
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    Nio (Buddhism) (redirect from Kumgang yoksa)
    Niō (仁王) are two wrathful and muscular guardians of the Buddha standing today at the entrance of many Buddhist temples in East Asian Buddhism in the form...
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  • The Song of Mount Kumgang (Korean: 금강산의 노래) is a North Korean revolutionary opera. First performed in 1973, it is credited to Kim Jong-il. The performance...
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    Kimhwa-gun (김화군; 金化郡) Kosan-gun (고산군; 高山郡) Kosŏng-gun (고성군; 高城郡) Kŭmgang-gun (금강군; 金剛郡) Mount Kumgang Tourist Region (금강산 관광 지구; 金剛山觀光地區) P'an'gyo-gun (판교군; 板橋郡)...
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  • Kumgang Airport(금강비행장) is an airport in Kangwon-do, North Korea. The airfield has a single grass runway 01/19 measuring 1500 x 62 feet (457 x 19 m). Landings...
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    launch. July 11 – South Korea suspends all trips to North Korea's Mount Kumgang after a 53-year-old South Korean tourist is shot and killed by a North...
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  • Group. The Hyundai Group now focuses on elevators and tourism to Mount Kumgang.[needs update] The name "Hyundai" comes from a Korean word (Korean: 현대;...
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  • of North Korea. It has an elevation of 1,264 metres. It stands between Kumgang and Kosong County in Kangwon Province. List of mountains of Korea An Gyeong-ho...
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    significant mountains include Mount Sobaek or Sobaeksan (1,439 m), Mount Kumgang (1,638 m), Mount Seorak (1,708 m), Mount Taebaek (1,567 m), and Mount Jiri...
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    began operating from the south to bring southern tourists to the Mount Kŭmgang Tourist Region. More than one million civilian visitors crossed the DMZ...
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    Kumgang Mountain...
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    be accepted. In 1998, visa-free travel to the tourist resort of Mount Kumgang and the Kaesong Industrial Region was made possible under the "sunshine...
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    from its waters. In 2011 the ship trialed a route between Rason and Mount Kumgang. In 2018, the ship carried a 140 person delegation, as well as an art troupe...
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  • corps of the Korean People's Army Ground Force. It is headquartered at Kumgang County but was formerly headquartered in Hoeyang County. The Corps was...
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    by Hyundai Asan in 1998. Hyundai Asan relocated the hotel to the Mount Kumgang Tourist Region in North Korea and renamed it to the Hotel Haegumgang. Part...
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  • the Golden Star Bank. "Taesong Bank, which received remittances from Mt. Kumgang tourism, is controlled by Room 39, and is also in charge of the exports...
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    Bodhisattva located in the Grand Miruk Cliff in Manphok Valley, Inner Kumgang, North Korea. Dating from the Koryo period, it is 15 metres high and 9...
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    crossing was built adjacent to the road which took South Koreans to Mount Kumgang Tourist Region, a region of significant cultural importance for all Koreans...
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  • (Korean: 오악; Hanja: 五嶽; RR: Oak) are five renowned mountains in Korean culture. Kumgang-san, Myohyang-san, and Paektu-san are under North Korean control, while...
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    changes. Employed 4 female crew members. Acquired two cruise ships, Hyundai Kumgang and Hyundai Pongnae. Opened Hyundai Busan container terminal, the largest...
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  • 2019. "Korean tourist released by North". BBC News. 25 June 1999. "Mt. Kumgang tour must not be used for anti-north purpose". KCNA. 25 June 1999 – via...
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  • Mount Chilbo (Ch'ilbosan) Lake Pujon National Park Mount Myohyang Mount Kŭmgang (Kŭmgangsan / the Diamond Mountains) Kuwŏlsan National Parks of the Republic...
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    located on Mount Kumgang, North Korea. Founded in the 7th century under the kingdom of Silla, it is the only one of Mount Kumgang's four great temples...
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  • divides North and South Korea, the ancient Korean capital at Kaesong, Mount Kumgang, and the coastal city of Wonsan. Palin then flies from Wonsan to Mount...
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