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Garak-dong

Garak-dong is a dong of , , South Korea. The exact etymology is unknown but said that the town was once called garakgol.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: neighbourhood in South Korea
  • Also known as: “Garakdong”, “Karak-tong”, and “Karang-ni”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Garak Market and National Police Hospital.

Metro station
Photo: IRTC1015, Public domain.
Station is a station on Line 3 and Line 8 of Seoul Metropolitan Subway. Station is nearby , which is one of the largest whole-sale centers in Seoul. It is also near GS Mart, which is a large supermarket.

Hospital
Photo: IRTC1015, Public domain.

Metro station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a station on Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway located in Songpa-gu, . On February 18, 2010, it was opened as part of an eastward extension of Line 3.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Suseo-dong and Jangji-dong.

Quarter
is a ward of , , South Korea. The name Suseo originated from the feature of running through the western part of the region. is also home to the park.

Quarter
Photo: 안우석, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a dong of , , South Korea. The old name of the dong was janbeodeuri, derived from jan beodeul where the species grew a lot.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
Gangnam and Seocho are districts in . Gangnam and Seocho are the bustling centers of modern Seoul, which is famous for their luxurious shopping, vibrant night views, and major business headquarters.

Garak-dong

Latitude
37.49672° or 37° 29′ 48″ north
Longitude
127.11744° or 127° 7′ 3″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8Q99F4W8+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 415155313
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1843070
Wiki­data ID
Q5521900
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Garak-dong” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “可樂洞”
  • Greek: “Γκάρακ-ντονγκ”
  • Japanese: “ガラクドン”
  • Japanese: “ガラク洞”
  • Japanese: “可楽洞”
  • Korean: “Garak-dong”
  • Korean: “가락동 (송파구)”
  • Korean: “가락동”
  • Korean: “可樂洞”
  • Scots: “Garak-dong”
  • Swedish: “Garak-dong, Seoul”
  • Swedish: “Garak-dong”
  • Vietnamese: “Garak-dong”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Garak-dong”. Photo: Stegano, Public domain.