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A map of North Korea. North Korea is located in East Asia in the Northern half of Korea, partially on the Korean Peninsula. It borders three countries: China along the Yalu (Amnok) River, Russia along the Tumen River, and South Korea to the south.
North Korea Uncovered is a comprehensive set of mappings of North Korea.It includes in-depth coverage of thousands of buildings, monuments, missile-storage facilities, mass graves, secret labor camps, palaces, restaurants, tourist sites, and main roads of the country, and even includes the entrance to the country's subterranean nuclear test base, the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center.
As of 2022, North Korea has two cultural sites on the list: the Complex of Koguryo Tombs, inscribed in 2004; and Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong, in 2013. In addition, the North Korean government has put five sites on its tentative list in 25 May 2000, meaning they intend to nominate them as World Heritage Sites sometime in the future ...
An enlargeable topographic map of North Korea. Geography of North Korea. North Korea is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. East Asia. Korean Peninsula; Time zone: Pyongyang Time ; Extreme points of North Korea High: Paektu-san 2,744 m (9,003 ft) Low: Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea 0 m
The important cities of North Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces. Pyongyang , the largest city and capital, is classified as a chikhalsi ( capital city ), while three cities (see the list below) are classified as t'ŭkpyŏlsi (special city).
Low-slung buildings, blue huts and somber soldiers dot the border village of Panmunjom inside the DMZ, or demilitarized zone, the swath of land between North and South Korea where a U.S. soldier ...
Pages in category "World Heritage Sites in North Korea" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
Top foreign officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin in June, have been visiting the country. But North Korea has not been fully open to international tourists since 2020.