Joint Security Area

The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the where and 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.
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  • Military installation
  • …lies at an elevation of 26 metres (85 feet)
  • Description: portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face
  • Also known as
    “JSA”
    “P’anmunjŏm”
    “Truce Village”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bridge of No Return and Peace House.

Bridge
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The "Bridge of No Return" is located in the Joint Security Area. is situated 420 metres west of Joint Security Area.

Building
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The is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. is situated 200 metres south of Joint Security Area.

Building
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The House of Freedom is a four-story building located in the southern part of . is situated 200 metres southeast of Joint Security Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Daeseong-dong.

Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between and .

Village
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is a in close to the North Korean border.

Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong…

Joint Security Area

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Latitude
37.95696° or 37° 57′ 25″ north
Longitude
126.67513° or 126° 40′ 31″ east
Open location code
8Q98XM4G+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 409906022
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Geo­Names ID
1950985
Wiki­data ID
Q493835

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Joint Security Area” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المنطقة الأمنية المشتركة”
  • Breton: “Joint Security Area”
  • Breton: “JSA”
  • Breton: “Takad Surentez Boutin”
  • Catalan: “Àrea de Seguretat Conjunta”
  • Chinese: “共同警備區”
  • Chinese: “共同警備區域”
  • Chinese: “共同警备区”
  • Chinese: “共同警备区域”
  • Croatian: “Panmunjeom”
  • Czech: “Joint Security Area”
  • Czech: “JSA”
  • Czech: “Společná bezpečnostní oblast”
  • Danish: “Joint Security Area”
  • Dutch: “Joint Security Area”
  • Esperanto: “Komun-Sekureca Areo”
  • Estonian: “Ühine julgeolekuala”
  • French: “Zone de sécurité commune”
  • Georgian: “საერთო უსაფრთხოების მონაკვეთი”
  • German: “Joint Security Area”
  • German: “Panmunjeom”
  • Greek: “Κοινός Χώρος Ασφάλειας”
  • Indonesian: “Daerah Keamanan Bersama”
  • Irish: “An Limistéar Comhshlándála”
  • Italian: “area di sicurezza congiunta”
  • Italian: “Area di sicurezza congiunta”
  • Japanese: “共同警備区域”
  • Korean: “공동 경비 구역”
  • Korean: “공동경비구역”
  • Korean: “판문점”
  • Lombard: “Area de Sicurezza Congiunta”
  • Malay: “Kawasan Keselamatan Bersama”
  • Persian: “منطقه امنیتی مشترک”
  • Portuguese: “Área de segurança conjunta”
  • Russian: “Объединённая зона безопасности”
  • Russian: “Совместная зона безопасности”
  • Spanish: “Area de seguridad conjunta”
  • Spanish: “Área de seguridad conjunta”
  • Swedish: “Gemensamma säkerhetsområdet”
  • Thai: “พื้นที่ความมั่นคงร่วม”
  • Turkish: “Ortak Güvenlik Alanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Спільна зона безпеки”
  • Vietnamese: “Khu vực an ninh chung”
  • Vietnamese: “Khu vực An ninh Chung”
  • Yue Chinese: “共同警備區域”
  • Yue Chinese: “板門店休戰區”

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