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The Taedong River (Korean: 대동강) [a] is a large river in North Korea. The river rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north where it then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o. [3] In between, it runs through the country's capital, Pyongyang. Along the river are landmarks such as the Juche Tower and Kim Il-sung Square.
Panorama of Nampo Dam taken in 2012 from the roof of the visitor centre, looking inland along Taedong River. The start of the approximately 7 km long barrage can be seen to the right, the wide mouth of the Taedong River in the center, the locks towards the right, and the Yellow Sea on the far left of the picture.
Major rivers of Korea. The Korean peninsula is mainly mountainous along its east coast, so most of its river water flows west, emptying into the Yellow Sea.Some of these rivers flow through lakes en route to the coast, but these are all artificial reservoirs, as there are no natural lakes on the Korean mainland.
The Taedong River estuary Important Bird Area is an 11,500 ha site in southern South Pyongan Province of North Korea, where the Taedong River meets the Yellow Sea. It has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports populations of various water birds.
Taedonggang-guyŏk (Korean: 대동강구역), or Taedong River District, is one of the 18 guyŏk, and one of the six that constitute East Pyongyang, North Korea. Taedonggang-guyŏk is on the eastern bank of the Taedong River, north of Tongdaewŏn-guyŏk and west of Sadong-guyŏk (Sadong District). It was established in January 1958.
Chaeryong River (Korean: 재령강) is the main tributary of the Taedong River. [1] It is navigable for 38 km from its mouth by 300-ton ships, [ 2 ] and provides sea access to Sariwon . The river originates from Namsan Mountain in Duryeon-myeon, Hwanghae-do, and Iyul-myeon, Byeokseong-gun, and flows through the Jaeryeong Plain.
The Daedong Bay Important Bird Area (대동강변 조류보호구) lies on the north-eastern coast of the Yellow Sea on the west coast of North Korea near the mouth of the Taedong River. It comprises 3,500 ha of marine, intertidal and beach wetlands, encompassing a 2,000 ha protected area.
The Lelang Commandery was, according to the Book of Han, composed of 27 districts and had a population of over 406,748 people.Located on the Taedong River at the approximate location of modern Pyongyang, archeological evidence suggests that the seat of the commandery had been moved to this district here after the destruction of Wanggeom-seong, the old Koguryo capital at Pyongyang and is ...