Chanam-san
Chanam-san is a hill in Kaesong, Hwanghae and has an elevation of 102 metres. Chanam-san is situated nearby to the locality Sŏnjuk-tong, as well as near Haeun-dong.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sungyang Seowon and Kaesong Youth Stadium.
Sungyang Seowon
Archaeological site
Photo: Photlas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sungyang Hall is a fourteenth-century Confucian academy located on the side of Mt. Janam in Kaesong, North Korea. The hall was constructed in the late fourteenth century for the home of the famously loyal statesman and Confucian scholar Chŏng Mong-ju, whose 1392 assassination by the agents of the later Taejo of Joseon marked the end of the Koryo dynasty.
Kaesong Youth Stadium
Stadium
The Kaesŏng Youth Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kaesŏng, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000 spectators and opened in 1988.
Namdaemun
Monument
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Kaesong Namdaemun is the south gate of the old walled city of Kaesong, North Korea. Constructed between 1391 and 1393, it is the only one of the original seven citadel gates to survive mostly intact into the present.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kijong-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 9 km southeast of Chanam-san.
Chanam-san
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 102 metres
- Also known as: “Janamsan”
- Category: landform
- Location: Kaesong, Hwanghae, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.97744° or 37° 58′ 39″ northLongitude
126.55975° or 126° 33′ 35″ eastElevation
102 metres (335 feet)Open location code
8Q98XHG5+XWGeoNames ID
1879385
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Chanam-san” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “子男山”
- Korean: “자남산”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sŏnjuk-tong and Haeun-dong.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sungyangsŏwŏn and Sŏnjukkyo.
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