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  • Hallasan (한라산, 漢拏山), a shield volcano on Jeju Island of ... In North Korea Hallasan is written in Hangul as if it were Hannasan ...
    6 KB (934 words) - 22:48, 3 August 2023
  • The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs lies in North Korea. In July 2004, UNESCO ... The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs provides a rare glimpse into the national ...
    8 KB (1,121 words) - 00:21, 8 January 2024
  • South Korea or Republic of Korea, is located in East Asia at approximately ... Surrounded on its other three sides by water, South Korea has 2,413 ...
    14 KB (2,131 words) - 17:54, 15 January 2021
  • Ganghwa Island (江華島), known as the first line of defense for ... Ganghwa Island, the fifth largest island in South Korea, sits in the ...
    8 KB (1,114 words) - 10:18, 23 October 2022
  • the period after the legendary arrival of Gija in northern (or in the ... Koreans point to Gija as a co-founder of Korean civilization along ...
    8 KB (1,218 words) - 06:55, 14 December 2022
  • Jirisan (지리산, 智異山) is a mountain in the southern part ... The "ji" in the name of Jirisan or Mt. Jiri is the chinese ...
    12 KB (1,926 words) - 02:03, 9 February 2023
  • a volcanic mountain on the border between North Korea and the Manchurian ... One of the highest crater lakes in the world, called Heaven Lake ...
    15 KB (2,130 words) - 05:38, 26 August 2023
  • provide a look at the heart and soul of Korea. The Parks host and protect ... The national park system in Korea celebrated its fortieth anniversary ...
    14 KB (1,925 words) - 04:16, 11 March 2023
  • Seoraksan (Mt. Seorak) is the third highest mountain in South Korea ... range, and the third highest in South Korea after Hallasan (1,950 m) ...
    11 KB (1,625 words) - 23:58, 29 May 2023
  • and has been researched by South Korean, North Korean, and Chinese scholars. ... Some leading Korea scholars omit mention of the Three Gojoseon kingdoms ...
    10 KB (1,333 words) - 21:05, 31 October 2022
  • 神市) literally means "the city of god(s)/spirit(s)" where ... Shinshi (or Sinsi) holds a special place in the minds of Koreans North ...
    10 KB (1,470 words) - 22:56, 23 April 2023
  • Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom, located in ... The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the turning away from communism ...
    12 KB (1,765 words) - 19:34, 25 November 2023
  • suppression on Jeju Island, South Korea, beginning April 3, 1948 ... The detested Japanese occupation of Korea, which began in 1910, finally ...
    12 KB (1,861 words) - 04:44, 31 July 2022
  • South Korea's foreign relations have been shaped by its evolving ... In the midst of that awful tension, shrugging off a humiliating experience ...
    21 KB (3,033 words) - 10:44, 10 November 2023
  • many nations have invaded and occupied Korea, and some have left their ... Although a variety of different Asian peoples had migrated to the ...
    14 KB (1,988 words) - 00:44, 6 March 2024
  • Jeju-do (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju ... For most of the island's history, Jeju-do had little contact ...
    15 KB (2,275 words) - 04:43, 31 July 2022
  • ; Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula), is a province of ... Jilin has played an integral part in both the history of China and ...
    17 KB (2,180 words) - 12:43, 1 August 2022
  • Korea has one of the longest continuous histories of any kingdom or ... :See Also: Geography of North Korea, Geography of South Korea, Provinces ...
    31 KB (4,423 words) - 04:09, 4 March 2023
  • Tongdosa Temple is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea, representing ... bell-shaped stupa believed to contain relics of the Buddha, the main representation ...
    15 KB (2,255 words) - 03:59, 1 May 2023
  • , is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. With a population of ... Busan became Korea’s first international port in 1876. Busan was ...
    19 KB (2,764 words) - 03:33, 7 December 2022

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