Pongdong
Pongdong is a railway station in North Hwanghae, North Korea. Pongdong is situated nearby to the hamlet Kijong-dong, as well as near the village Daeseong-dong.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bongdong and North Korea Peace Museum.
Bongdong
Railway station
Pongdong station is a railway station located in Pongsan County, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is on located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang… Bongdong is situated 1 km southwest of Pongdong.
North Korea Peace Museum
Museum
Photo: Bubbha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The North Korea Peace Museum is in the building constructed to house the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953. It is located in the former village of Panmunjeom in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. North Korea Peace Museum is situated 3 km northeast of Pongdong.
Joint Security Area
Military installation
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The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face. The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, until March 1991, was also the site of military negotiations between North Korea and the United Nations Command. Joint Security Area is situated 3½ km east of Pongdong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kijong-dong and Panmunjeom.
Kijong-dong
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, Kaesong Special City, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Panmunjeom
Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
Panmunjeom, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between North and South Korea. It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.
Daeseong-dong
Village
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Daeseong-dong is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km from the city of Kaesong, North Korea. Daeseong-dong is situated 4 km east of Pongdong.
Pongdong
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Pongdong-yŏk”
- Category: transportation
- Location: North Hwanghae, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.95° or 37° 57′ northLongitude
126.63333° or 126° 38′ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
8Q98XJ2M+28GeoNames ID
1872439
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In Other Languages
“Pongdong” goes by many names.
- Korean: “봉동”
- Korean: “봉동역”
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