occupied was organized into "Kaesong Region" (Kaesŏng Chigu; 개성 지구; 開城 地區). In 1957, Kaesong became a "Directly Governed City" (Kaesŏng Chikhalsi; 개성 직할시; 開城...
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The Kaesŏng Industrial Region (KIR) or Kaesŏng Industrial Zone (KIZ) is a special administrative industrial region of North Korea (DPRK). It was formed...
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The Pyongyang-Kaesong Motorway (Korean: 평양개성고속도로; Hancha: 平壤–開城高速道路), is a controlled-access highway in North Korea. It connects the capital Pyongyang...
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Kaesŏng station is a railway station located in Kaesŏng, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed...
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Kimchi (redirect from Kaesong Bosam Kimchi)
Kimchi (/ˈkɪmtʃiː/; Korean: 김치, romanized: gimchi, IPA: [kim.tɕʰi]) is a traditional Korean side dish (banchan) consisting of salted and fermented vegetables...
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Pyongui Line (redirect from Sinŭiju–Kaesŏng high-speed railway)
names of the two termini, P'yŏngyang and Sinŭiju), and the P'yŏngyang–Kaesŏng–DMZ section becoming the P'yŏngbu Line (from P'yŏngyang and the theoretical...
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The Kaesong Namdaemun is the south gate of the old walled city of Kaesong, North Korea. Constructed between 1391 and 1393, it is the only one of the original...
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The Kaesong Ro clan (Korean: 개성 로씨; Hanja: 開城 路氏) is a Korean clan. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Ro clan of Kaesong's members...
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with northern trains terminating at Kaesŏng. Around the same time, North Korea renamed the P'yŏngyang-Kaesŏng section of the line as the P'yŏngbu (P'yŏngyang...
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Kijong-dong (category Kaesong)
Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri (Korean: 평화리; Hancha: 平和里), Panmun-guyok, Kaesong Special City, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean...
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The Kaesong Folk Hotel is a tourist hotel located in Kaesong, North Korea, which opened in 1989. Housed in 19 traditional hanok-style courtyard houses...
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The Walled City of Kaesong surround the royal castle, Manwoldae. The walls have a total length of 23 km and are partially preserved. The walls were built...
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U of Goryeo (category People from Kaesong)
Seong-gye, and determined that removal of the anti-Ming faction from power in Kaesŏng was essential to reducing the perceived threat from Ming China. Supported...
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The Battle of Kaesong–Munsan–Bongilcheon (Hangul: 개성–문산–봉일천 전투; Hanja: 開城–汶山–奉日川 戰鬪) was a series of battles that occurred along the western region of...
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The Kaesŏng Youth Stadium (Korean: 개성청년경기장; Hanja: 開城青年競技場) is a multi-use stadium in Kaesŏng, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches...
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The Kaesong Chomsongdae Observatory is located in Songak-dong, Kaesong, North Korea. It was an astronomical observatory during the Koryo period. Now only...
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Dorasan and the Kaesŏng Industrial Region, and although passenger service for South Korean workers exists between Dorasan and the Kaesŏng Industrial Area...
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standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway running from P'yŏngyang to Kaesŏng in North Korea and further south across the DMZ to Seoul in South Korea;...
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The Kaesong Bang clan (Korean: 개성 방씨; Hanja: 開城龐氏) is a Korean clan. According to the census held in 2015, the population of the Kaesong Bang clan was...
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Korean Buddhist temple located within Taehung Castle on Mt. Chonma near Kaesong, North Korea. The site is one of the National Treasures of North Korea...
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Panmun-guyok (category Kaesong)
P'anmun-guyŏk is a ward in Kaesong, North Korea. In December 1952, during the Korean War, P'anmun County was established due to the reorganization of...
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Route 1: Seoul-Eunpyeong-gu - Panmunjeom P'anmunjŏm - Kaesŏng Pyongyang-Kaesong Motorway: Kaesŏng - P'yŏngyang Pyongyang-Sinuiju Motorway (Under Construction):...
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to the east, Kaesong Industrial Region and South Korea's Gyeonggi Province to the south, and South Hwanghae southwest. In 2003, Kaesong Directly Governed...
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Economic Zone was reformed as a joint Chinese-North Korean project. The Kaesong Industrial Region is a special economic zone where more than 100 South...
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Goguryeo descent and traced his ancestry to a noble Goguryeo clan. He made Kaesong, his hometown, the capital. During this period, laws were codified and...
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Amsil (category Kaesong)
Amsil is a village in P'anmun-guyŏk, Kaesŏng, North Korea near the South Korean border. It is visible from the Odusan Unification Observatory in the southern...
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through Seoul and ends at Busan; in practice, however, the line ends at Kaesŏng. It is also served by the P'yŏngnam Line, which runs from P'yŏngyang to...
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in the North, there were clashes along the 38th parallel, especially at Kaesong and Ongjin, many initiated by the South. The ROK was being trained by the...
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Pyongyang Hamhung Chongjin Nampo Wonsan Sinuiju Tanchon Kaechon Kaesong Sariwon The important cities of North Korea have self-governing status equivalent...
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Dorasan and the Kaesŏng Industrial Region, and although passenger service for South Korean workers exists between Dorasan and the Kaesŏng Industrial Area...
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