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Occupying the Han River basin led to national prosperity, while losing it resulted in decline. [18] Baekje was founded in the basin of the Han River, [19] and from the Three Kingdoms period onward, the zenith of each kingdom was determined by who controlled the middle and lower reaches of this river. Controlling the Han River was so crucial ...
South of the [Han] River; IPA: [ka̠ŋna̠m]), sometimes referred to as the Greater Gangnam Area, is a geographic and cultural region in Seoul. While Gangnam can refer to the entire region of Seoul south of the Han River, the region is generally defined as consisting of the city's affluent Gangnam, Seocho and Songpa districts.
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 headwaters of the Han flow from Mount Bozhong in southwestern Shaanxi. [2] The stream then travels east across the southern part of that province. [2] Its highland valley—known as the Qinba Laolin [a] —divides and is protected by the Qinling or Qin Mountains to its north and the Dabashan or Daba Mountains to its south. [2]
Yeoui Island) is a river island on the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. It is Seoul's main finance, media, and investment banking district. It is 8.4 square kilometres (3.2 sq mi) large and has a population of 32,674 as of August 2023. [1]
Hannam-dong (Korean: 한남동) is a wealthy dong (neighborhood)of Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea.It has been portrayed continuously in South Korea's popular culture as an oasis of wealth and luxury, thus becoming the subject of numerous domestic films, television series, and popular music references.
Gangnam District (Korean: 강남구; RR: Gangnam-gu; IPA: [ka̠ŋna̠m.gu]) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. The term Gangnam translates to "South of the River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of 39.5 km 2 (15.3 sq mi).
Hanzhong Basin, located in the southwestern Shaanxi, is the largest faulted basin in the upper reaches of the Han River, with the Qinling Mountains to the north and the Daba Mountains to the south. [8] The basin is about 116 km long from east to west and 5~25 km wide from north to south, with a total area of about 2700 km². [9]