• The bombing of Pyongyang was conducted as part of a gradual and sustained United Nations Command aerial bombing of North Korea during the Korean War. The...
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    also known as Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (Korean: 평양 순안 국제공항), is the main international airport serving Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea...
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    The Pyongyang Metro (Korean: 평양 지하철도) is the rapid transit system in Pyongyang, the capital and largest city of North Korea. It consists of two lines:...
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     Central District) is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. The district is located in the center of the city, between the...
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    Pyongyang, which saw 75% of its area destroyed, was so devastated that bombing was halted as there were no longer any worthy targets. By the end of the...
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    1950s, shortly after the entry of the United States of America in the Korean War, US bombing runs began to target Pyongyang more frequently. In July 1950...
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    designated a state sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. because of its alleged involvement in the 1983 Rangoon bombing and the 1987 bombing of a South Korean airliner...
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    Battle of Pyongyang (17–19 October 1950) was one of the major battles of the United Nations' offensive during the Korean War. Following the Battle of Inchon...
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  • Pyongyang Air Base also known as Heijo Airfield or Pyongyang (K-23) Air Base was a former Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, Korean People's Air Force...
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    the Tower of the Juche Idea), completed in 1982, is a monument in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, and is named after the ideology of Juche introduced...
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    Kim Il Sung Stadium (category Sports venues in Pyongyang)
    Stadium (Korean: 김일성경기장) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea. The stadium is used primarily for association football...
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    Kim Hyon-hui (category North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens)
    for the Korean Air Flight 858 bombing in 1987, which killed 115 people. She was arrested in Bahrain following the bombing and extradited to South Korea...
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    The Domodedovo International Airport bombing was a suicide bombing in the international arrival hall of Moscow's Domodedovo International, in Domodedovsky...
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  • Mirim Airport, also known as Pyongyang East Airfield or K-24 Air Base, is an airport in Mirim-dong, Sadong-guyok, Pyongyang-si, North Korea. The airfield...
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  • the penetration of religion. Since the arrival of missionaries in the late nineteenth century, the northwest of Korea, and Pyongyang in particular, had...
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    found in the capital city Pyongyang and most of them are hotels or residential buildings. This section contains a list of completed and topped-out buildings...
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    Kim Yong-nam (category People from Pyongyang)
    (now Pyongyang, North Korea). After graduating from university, he worked as a teacher at the Central Party School, vice-department director of the WPK...
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    Kim Jong Il (category Members of the 5th Political Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea)
    mansion in Pyongyang, with a garden and pool. Kim's brother drowned there in 1948. According to his official biography, Kim completed the course of general...
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    Kim Chaek (category Members of the 1st Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea)
    commemorate his life and accomplishments. Kim Chaek University of Technology in Pyongyang and Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex in Chongjin are also named...
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  • Proves Successful in H-bomb Test". Pyongyang: Korean Central News Agency. 6 January 2016. "North Korea says it tested hydrogen bomb Archived 6 January 2016...
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  • Ryongsong Residence (category Buildings and structures in Pyongyang)
    residence of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un and first lady Ri Sol-ju. The residence is located in Ryongsong District in northern Pyongyang, around...
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    Andrei Karlov (category Ambassadors of Russia to North Korea)
    he was instrumental in the building of the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, a Russian Orthodox church in Pyongyang, through discussions with Kim Jong-il...
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    Yongmyong Temple (category Buildings and structures in Pyongyang)
    the foot of Moranbong hill in Pyongyang, North Korea. Prior to its destruction in the Korean War, it was the largest and most important center of Buddhist...
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    The siege of Pyongyang was a military conflict fought between the allied Ming-Joseon army and the Japanese First Division under Konishi Yukinaga. The battle...
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    Korean Air Flight 858 (category Airliner bombings)
    the bombing, her consequent trial, reprieve, and integration into South Korea. In the book, Kim states that Kim Jong Il masterminded the bombing, and...
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    of suspected communists by Seoul and the torture and starvation of prisoners of war by Pyongyang. North Korea became one of the most heavily bombed countries...
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    House, Office of the Press Secretary. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010. "Koreas on 'brink of war' because of Seoul, Pyongyang says". CNN. 24...
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  • In May 1953, five major North Korean dams were bombed. According to Charles K. Armstrong, the bombing of these dams and ensuing floods threatened several...
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    bridges, roads, and railways were destroyed in heavy US Air Force bombing raids; Pyongyang's tram system had been completely destroyed, to the extent that...
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    North Korea. It is broadcast terrestrially via the Pyongyang TV Tower in Moranbong-guyok, Pyongyang, streamed via the government-run internet television...
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