Somun-dong

Somun-dong is a quarter in . Somun-dong is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mansudae Assembly Hall and Kim Il Sung Square.

Public building
Photo: Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pyongyang Assembly Hall, formerly known as the , is the seat of the Supreme People's Assembly, the unicameral supreme state organ of power of .

Square
Photo: Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large city square in the Central District of , North Korea, and is named after the country's founding leader, Kim Il Sung.

City gate
Photo: Tom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the western gate of the inner system of the walled city of . It was originally built in the sixth century as an official Koguryo construction, and was later rebuilt in 1473.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pyongyang.

Photo: Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of , with about 2,750,000 inhabitants. It is on the Taedong River in the southwest of the country and is known as the Capital of the Revolution.

Somun-dong

Latitude
39.0255° or 39° 1′ 32″ north
Longitude
125.74715° or 125° 44′ 50″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
8QF72PGW+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9349291853
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1869769
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Somun-dong” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西門洞”
  • Japanese: “西門洞”
  • Korean: “서문동”
  • Russian: “Сомундон”

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