East Asia
North Korea
Kangwŏn-do

Singyesa

Singyesa is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Onjong-ri in Kosong County, Kangwon Province, . Once one of the largest of the hundreds of temples located in scenic , the complex was destroyed by US bombings during the Korean War.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: buddhist temple in North Korea
  • Also known as: “Sin-gyesa”, “Sin’gye-sa”, “Singye Temple”, and “Singyesa Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kumgangsan Chongnyon.

Railway station
Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn station is a railway station in county, Kangwŏn province, on the Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. is situated 4 km northeast of Singyesa.

Singyesa

Latitude
38.67605° or 38° 40′ 34″ north
Longitude
128.17661° or 128° 10′ 36″ east
Elevation
185 metres (607 feet)
Open location code
8QCCM5GG+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 245656551
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
1931963
Wiki­data ID
Q1032891
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Singyesa” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “神溪寺”
  • Dutch: “Singyesa”
  • French: “Singyesa”
  • French: “temple Singyesa”
  • Japanese: “神渓寺”
  • Korean: “신계사”
  • Polish: “Singye sa”
  • Russian: “храм Сингеса”

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