Jirisan
Jirisan is a mountain located in the southern region of South Korea. It is the second-tallest mountain in South Korea after Jeju Island's Hallasan, and is the tallest mountain in mainland South Korea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,915 metres
- Description: tallest mountain in mainland South Korea
- Also known as: “Chai-san”, “Chii Mountain”, “Chii-san”, “Chii-zan”, “Chirisan”, “Chirizan”, and “Mt. Jiri”
- Historically known as: “Chiri-san”
Photo: Lcarrion88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jirisan
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Macheon-myeon, Hamyang-gun, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Jirisan” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Чирисан”
- Catalan: “Jirisan”
- Chinese: “智异山”
- Chinese: “智異山”
- Czech: “Čirisan”
- Czech: “Jirisan”
- Dutch: “Jirisan”
- Esperanto: “Monto Ĝiri”
- French: “Jirisan”
- German: “Chirisan”
- German: “Jirisan”
- Greek: “Τζίρισαν”
- Indonesian: “Gunung Jiri”
- Indonesian: “Jiri”
- Indonesian: “Jirisan”
- Italian: “Jirisan”
- Japanese: “チリサン”
- Japanese: “智異山”
- Javanese: “Gunung Jiri”
- Korean: “두류산”
- Korean: “지리산 국립공원”
- Korean: “지리산”
- Korean: “지리산국립공원”
- Ladin: “Jirisan”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jiri-san”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jirifjellet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jirisan”
- Norwegian: “Jiri-san”
- Persian: “جیریسان”
- Polish: “Chiri-san”
- Polish: “Cziri-san”
- Polish: “Jiri-san”
- Polish: “Jirisan”
- Romanian: “Muntele Jirisan”
- Russian: “Чирисан”
- Slovak: “Čirisan”
- Slovenian: “Jirisan”
- Spanish: “Jirisan”
- Swedish: “Jirisan”
- Tagalog: “Silk Fall, Jiri Mountai”
- Turkish: “Jirisan”
- Ukrainian: “Чирісан”
- Venetian: “Jirisan”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chungsan and Anjangdang.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pŏpkye-sa and Chiri-sanmaek.
South Gyeongsang: Must-Visit Destinations
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