Moranbong
Moranbong or Moran Hill forms a park located in central Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Its 312-foot summit is the location of the Pyongyang TV Tower.Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 78 metres
- Description: hill in North Korea
- Also known as: “Botan-dai”, “Hambangme”, “Modan-dae”, “Moran Hill”, “Moran Peak”, “Mudan-dae”, and “함박메”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Choesung Pavillion and Kim Il-sung Stadium.
Choesung Pavillion
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Choesung Pavilion is an historic structure located on Moran Hill in Kyongsang-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. First built in the 6th century, it was rebuilt in 1716.
Kim Il-sung Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kim Il Sung Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea. The stadium is used primarily for association football matches.
Pubyok Pavillion
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Pubyok Pavilion is located on Moran Hill, in Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The structure is one of the National Treasures of North Korea.
Moranbong
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Pyongyang, Pyongan, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.04301° or 39° 2′ 35″ northLongitude
125.76231° or 125° 45′ 44″ eastElevation
78 metres (256 feet)Open location code
8QF72QV6+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 3709277371OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Moranbong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Moran-bong”
- Chinese: “牡丹峰”
- Chinese: “牡丹峰公園”
- Dutch: “Moran-bong”
- Esperanto: “Monteto Moran”
- Esperanto: “Moran Monteto”
- Esperanto: “Moran-Monteto”
- Esperanto: “Peoni-Monteto”
- French: “colline Moran”
- French: “Colline Moran”
- French: “colline Moranbong”
- French: “Molanbong”
- French: “Mont Moran”
- German: “Moranbong-Park”
- Hungarian: “Moranbong”
- Indonesian: “Moranbong”
- Japanese: “牡丹峰”
- Korean: “모란봉”
- Russian: “Моранбон”
- Spanish: “Moranbong”
- Swedish: “Moran-bong”
- Vietnamese: “Đồi Moran”
- Vietnamese: “Moran”
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