Seoul, the capital of South Korea, has been called by a number of formal and informal names over time. The word seoul was originally a common noun that...
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Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Capital Area, encompassing Gyeonggi...
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The history of Seoul can be traced back as far as 18 BC, although humans have occupied the area now known as Seoul since the Paleolithic Age. It has been...
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SNU Seoul National University (SNU; Korean: 서울대학교; lit. Seoul University) is a public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the...
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Seoul Airport may refer to one of the following airports or relevant facilities serving Seoul, South Korea: Incheon International Airport (IATA: ICN,...
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The districts of Seoul are the twenty-five gu ("districts"; hangeul: 구; hanja: 區) comprising Seoul, South Korea. The gu vary greatly in area (from 10 to...
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The N Seoul Tower (Korean: N 서울타워), officially the YTN Seoul Tower and a.k.a. for the Namsan Tower, is a communication and observation tower located on...
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center and central business district of Seoul, located through Gwanghwamun of Jongno District and Seoul Station of Jung District along the Sejong-daero...
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The Seoul Metropolitan Subway (Korean: 수도권 전철) is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people...
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FC Seoul (Korean: FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football...
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surge occurred during Halloween festivities in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea, killing 159 people and wounding 196 others. The death toll...
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Neighborhoods of Seoul are not governmental administrative divisions, but rather more informal area designations, often surrounding a particular landmark...
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1988 Summer Olympics (redirect from Seoul Summer Olympics)
Ollimpik), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (제24회 올림픽경기대회; Je-24-hoe Ollimpik-Gyeonggidaehoe) and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (서울 1988), were an...
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City Hall Station is a station on Seoul Subway lines 1 (Blue Line) and 2 (Green Line). As its name suggests, Seoul City Hall is located right next to the...
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retained in the name of Peking University. The city has had many other names. The chronological list below sets out both the names of the city itself...
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South Korea (redirect from Korea (Seoul))
new name of Korea as "Joseon" in reference to Gojoseon, and moved the capital to Hanseong (one of the old names of Seoul). The first 200 years of the...
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Seoul Station (Korean: 서울역) is a major railway station in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The station is served by the Korail Intercity Lines and the...
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Air Seoul (Korean: 에어서울) is a South Korean low-cost carrier and a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines. The airline is based at Incheon International Airport...
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name Gyeongbu refers to the Seoul–Busan corridor in South Korea. It is used as the name of the Gyeongbu railway line and Gyeongbu Expressway, both of...
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October: Seoul Halloween crowd crush History of Seoul List of districts of Seoul List of neighbourhoods of Seoul Names of Seoul List of mayors of Seoul List...
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The mayor of Seoul (Korean: 서울특별시장) is the chief executive of Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul being the capital and largest city of South Korea. The...
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known as SBS in March 2000, changing its corporate name from Seoul Broadcasting System (서울방송; Seoul Bangsong). Its flagship terrestrial television station...
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Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is home to giant business groups such as Hyundai, SK, LG, Hanhwa, GS, KB, CJ and Samsung, ranking fifth in global city...
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The Seoul Music Awards (Korean: 서울가요대상; RR: Seoul Gayo Daesang; SMA) is a major South Korean music awards show presented by the newspaper Sports Seoul. The...
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Seoul Subway Line 3 (dubbed The Orange Line) of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit service that connects Eunpyeong District to Gangnam and...
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Seoul Subway Line 1 (dubbed The Dark Blue Line) of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a rapid transit and commuter rail line which links central Seoul, South...
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Seoul Busters (Korean: 강매강) is a 2024 South Korean crime comedy television series co-written by Lee Young-chul and Lee Gwang-jae, co-directed by Ahn Jong-yeon...
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The Eight Gates of Seoul are a series of historic gates located in Seoul, South Korea. Two of the gates are now destroyed, although the others are still...
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Seoul Bank (Korean: 서울은행), known from 1976 to 1995 as Seoul Trust Bank (서울신탁은행), was a major bank in South Korea, originally established as a regional...
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Seoul National University of Science and Technology (abbreviated SeoulTech) is a national university located in Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Seoul National...
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