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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) - 06:52, 18 April 2024
- 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) - 04:25, 18 April 2024
- 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 (1,904 words) - 05:52, 5 April 2024
- 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 (2,191 words) - 18:01, 2 April 2024
- ; 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) - 20:50, 3 April 2024
- 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
- Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ... Seoul, one of the world's most densely populated major cities ...25 KB (3,283 words) - 19:52, 6 March 2024
- The idea of a Geographical zone was first hypothesized by the ancient ... the geographic distribution and interactions of existing climatic elements ...13 KB (1,881 words) - 08:03, 23 January 2023
- as Gando, refers to northeastern parts of the People's Republic ... Today, most of the region resides in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture ...24 KB (3,531 words) - 08:52, 3 April 2024
- Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent ... Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, a fact to ...25 KB (3,647 words) - 14:22, 14 December 2021
- 15, 628 C.E. corresponds to the Seventh Day of the Third Month of 628 C.E ... with good governance and the promotion of a value based social system ...9 KB (1,420 words) - 18:31, 13 February 2024
- Buddhism has been a major force in the creation of Korean culture ... One of the foremost Buddhist temples in South Korea, Haeinsa has housed ...18 KB (2,737 words) - 16:38, 21 January 2024
- :For the history of Korea before its division, see History of Korea. The history of North Korea formally begins with the establishment ...33 KB (5,024 words) - 16:59, 7 May 2021
- , represents the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ ... *Geography of North Korea *Geography of South Korea ==Notes== ...29 KB (4,546 words) - 06:45, 27 February 2023
- ) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in ... after the Japanese defeat and at the onset of the Chinese Civil War. The ...23 KB (3,109 words) - 22:25, 25 October 2022
- and Hawaiian English) is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most ... Since approximately 75 percent of the resident population of the state ...11 KB (1,697 words) - 19:38, 17 November 2022
- /) a private, coeducational university located in Seoul, South Korea ... The university formally established in January, 1957 through the union ...28 KB (3,704 words) - 21:29, 4 June 2023
- South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- ancient kingdom established after the fall of Goguryeo. After Goguryeo's ... Balhae occupied southern parts of Manchuria (Northeast China) and ...24 KB (3,477 words) - 05:52, 26 August 2023
- South Korea's contemporary culture has been shaped by the passionate ... The contemporary culture of South Korea derives from the traditional ...25 KB (3,777 words) - 02:45, 8 January 2024
- Yi Hwang (李滉, 이황 1501-1570) was one of the two most prominent ... in the Joseon court and bureaucracy for most of his life, holding 29 government ...18 KB (2,733 words) - 11:12, 24 May 2023
- The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic ... 147° east meridian. The northernmost extent of the Indian Ocean is approximately ...15 KB (2,187 words) - 18:45, 7 February 2023
- province, and the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, was one ... the second century B.C.E., around the fall of Gojoseon, an earlier kingdom ...29 KB (4,387 words) - 08:36, 19 December 2022
- fight against each other for the control of political power. Some civil ... and is determined by usage, the effect of a civil war upon the population ...23 KB (3,418 words) - 22:29, 10 December 2023
- The Sea of Okhotsk (Russian: Охо́тское мо́ре; English ... miles (1,583,000 sq km)—is considered one of the richest north temperate ...21 KB (3,208 words) - 17:32, 25 January 2023
- is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and, with a population of 3 ... bombing during World War II. Today it is one of Japan’s major ports along ...20 KB (2,678 words) - 11:13, 25 May 2023
- northernmost, and most sparsely populated of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions ... Hokkaidō did not officially become part of Japan until 1868, and ...26 KB (3,650 words) - 13:21, 1 February 2024
- A national park is a reserve of land, usually, but not always, declared ... National Park in 1872, which covers parts of the U.S. states of Wyoming ...17 KB (2,403 words) - 02:28, 19 December 2022
- - 1898), also known as John Manjiro, was one of the first Japanese people to ... studying English, mathematics, history, geography, navigation, and shipbuilding ...17 KB (2,559 words) - 02:42, 11 March 2023
- The Republic of Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean some 300 miles ... The Republic of Palau consists of eight principal islands and more ...19 KB (2,897 words) - 10:59, 11 March 2023
- North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...72 KB (9,967 words) - 06:32, 16 November 2022
- Japan made two invasions of Korea, in [Japan's Korea War: First ... When negotiations got underway in the spring of 1593, China and Korea agreed ...32 KB (4,655 words) - 22:08, 8 February 2023
- Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern ... The one-time fishing village of Shenzhen was singled out by late Chinese ...24 KB (3,404 words) - 19:58, 21 April 2023
- Most commonly, rivers flow on the surface of the land, but there are also ... ==Origins of river water== A river may have its source in a spring ...18 KB (2,724 words) - 01:43, 15 December 2022
- The Republic of Benin is a sliver of a country in West Africa, the ... The history of the tribes and peoples who inhabited this gateway to ...19 KB (2,686 words) - 19:41, 27 September 2023
- Gulag (ГУЛАГ) is an acronym used to describe the system of prison ... The Gulag system was officially disbanded in 1960. Memoirs of prisoners ...26 KB (3,838 words) - 12:39, 24 January 2023
