Turu Island
Turu Island is a large island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea, separated by a shallow channel from the smaller Ssuk Island to its east. Since 1983 both islands have been accessible by road via an off-ramp in the middle of the Chungsong Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in North Korea
- Also known as: “Duruseom”, “Turo-do”, “Turu”, “Turu-do”, and “Turu-som”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sosan Football Stadium and Ryanggang Hotel.
Sosan Football Stadium
Stadium
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Sŏsan Stadium is a football stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000 people, and was built by the North Korean army in 1988 for the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students.
Ryanggang Hotel
Hotel
The Ryanggang Hotel is a first class hotel located in the Mangyongdae District of Pyongyang, North Korea. It has 330 rooms. The hotel was built in 1989 on a hill overlooking the Taedong and Pothong rivers, next to Seosan Football Stadium.
Table-Tennis Gymnasium
Sports venue
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Table-Tennis Gymnasium is a sports venue.
Turu Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Pyongyang, Pyongan, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Turu Island” goes by many names.
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