Tohamsan

Tohamsan is a mountain with a height of 745 m in in southeastern South Korea. It is part of the minor Dongdae Mountains range. The mountain lies within Gyeongju National Park and is the site of a large number of historic relics.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 745 metres
  • Description: mountain in South Korea
  • Also known as: T’oham-san

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seokguram and Bulguksa Temple.

Buddhist temple
is a hermitage and part of the temple complex in , South Korea. It and Bulguksa are both on the mountain Tohamsan, although the two are separated by distance of around 3 kilometres.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Bgag, CC0.
Bulguksa is a on Tohamsan, in Jinhyeon-dong, , , South Korea. It is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and contains six National Treasures, including the and stone pagodas, Cheongun-gyo, and two gilt-bronze statues of Buddha.

Tower
Photo: Bgag, CC0.
is a stone pagoda located in the Buddhist temple of in , . From entering the temple through the , is located on the right side, opposing on the left side.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bomun Lake Resort and Yangbuk-myeon.

Locality
The or Bomun Tourist Complex is a large tourist complex around Bomun Lake in the city of , South Korea. The resort covers the districts of Bomun-dong, Sinpyeong-dong, Amgok-dong and Cheongun-dong.

Town
Munmudaewang-myeon is a myeon or a township in the administrative subdivisions of , , South Korea. It is bordered by and on the east, on the south, , and Oedong-eup on the west and and Janggi-myeon of the on the north. is situated 9 km east of Tohamsan.

Tohamsan

Latitude
35.80177° or 35° 48′ 6″ north
Longitude
129.34521° or 129° 20′ 43″ east
Elevation
745 metres (2,444 feet)
Open location code
8Q7FR82W+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1459592100
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1834623
Wiki­data ID
Q491669
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Tohamsan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 吐含山
  • Dutch: Tohamsan
  • Indonesian: Gunung Toham
  • Japanese: トハムサン
  • Japanese: 吐含山
  • Korean: 토함산
  • Ladin: Tohamsan
  • Persian: توهمسان
  • Yue Chinese: 吐含山

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Highlights include Seokguram Grotto and Seokguram Tongil Daejong Bell.

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