Oksim-dong

Oksim-dong is a locality in Kaesong, Hwanghae. Oksim-dong is situated nearby to the locality Nulmong-ni, as well as near Ippau-dong.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Daeseong-dong.

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 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 6 km south of Oksim-dong.

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. Kijong-dong is situated 6 km southwest of Oksim-dong.

Oksim-dong

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Oksimdong”
Location: Kaesong, Hwanghae, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.99345° or 37° 59′ 36″ north

Longitude

126.68699° or 126° 41′ 13″ east

Elevation

33 metres (108 feet)

Open location code

8Q98XMVP+9Q

GeoNames ID

1873227

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Oksim-dong” goes by many names.

Chinese: “玉心洞”
Korean: “옥심동”

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