Namsan

Namsan is a 270-metre-high peak in , South Korea. It was also known as Mongmyeoksan in the past. It offers some hiking, picnic areas and views of 's skyline.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 232 metres
  • Description: mountain in Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “Mokmyeoksan”, “Namsan Mountain”, and “Seoul Namsan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deoksugung Palace and Namsangol Hanok Village.

Castle
Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or , is a former royal palace in , South Korea. It was the main palace during the Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction.

is a recreated village of historical Korean buildings in , , South Korea. The village contains several Korean traditional houses called hanok.

Museum
The Chojun Textile and Quilt Art Museum is a textile museum located in , , South Korea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huam-dong and Cho-dong.

Quarter
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is a dong of , , South Korea.

Quarter
is a legal dong of , South Korea. It is governed by its administrative dong, .

Quarter
Sogong-dong is a dong of , South Korea.

Namsan

Latitude
37.55221° or 37° 33′ 8″ north
Longitude
126.98796° or 126° 59′ 17″ east
Elevation
232 metres (761 feet)
Open location code
8Q98HX2Q+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 288169256
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1840412
Wiki­data ID
Q484448
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Satellite Map

Discover Namsan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Namsan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل نام”
  • Cebuano: “Namsan”
  • Central Kurdish: “نامسان”
  • Chinese: “南山”
  • Dutch: “Namsan”
  • French: “Namsan”
  • German: “Namsan”
  • Hebrew: “הר נמסאן”
  • Hungarian: “Namszan”
  • Japanese: “南山 (ソウル)”
  • Japanese: “南山”
  • Korean: “남산”
  • Korean: “마뫼”
  • Korean: “목멱산”
  • Korean: “서울 남산”
  • Korean: “열경산”
  • Korean: “인경산”
  • Korean: “종남산”
  • Ladin: “Namsan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nam-san”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Namfjellet”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Namsan”
  • Norwegian: “Nam-san”
  • Persian: “نامسان”
  • Portuguese: “Namsan”
  • Romanian: “Namsan”
  • Russian: “Намсан”
  • Scots: “Namsan”
  • Spanish: “Namsan”
  • Swedish: “Namsan”
  • Tagalog: “Mokmeoksan”
  • Tagalog: “Namsan”
  • Tagalog: “Seoul Namsan”
  • Turkish: “Namsan”
  • Ukrainian: “Намсан (Сеул)”
  • Ukrainian: “Намсан”
  • Uzbek: “Namsan (Seul)”
  • Uzbek: “Namsan”
  • Vietnamese: “Namsan”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Yejang-dong and Namsan-dong 2-ga.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Namsan Park Namsan Beacon Fire Station and 서울500년 타임캡슐.

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