Joint Security Area
The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone where North and South Korean 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Military installation
- Description: portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face
- Also known as: “JSA”, “P’anmunjŏm”, and “Truce Village”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bridge of No Return and Peace House.
Bridge of No Return
Bridge
Photo: Filzstift, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Located in the Joint Security Area, the so-called "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line between North Korea and South Korea. Bridge of No Return is situated 420 metres west of Joint Security Area.
Peace House
Building
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The Peace House is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea. The building is situated in the Joint Security Area on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line bisecting the area. Peace House is situated 200 metres south of Joint Security Area.
Inter-Korean House of Freedom
Building
Photo: Kristoferb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of Freedom is a four-story building located in the southern part of Panmunjom. It stands opposite to its North Korean equivalent, the Phanmun Pavilion. Inter-Korean House of Freedom is situated 200 metres southeast of Joint Security Area.
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
Village
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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.
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.
Joint Security Area
- Categories: geographic location and border checkpoint
- Location: South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.95696° or 37° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
126.67513° or 126° 40′ 31″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
8Q98XM4G+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 409906022OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Joint Security Area” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المنطقة الأمنية المشتركة”
- 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”
- Chinese: “板門店休戰區”
- Croatian: “Panmunjeom”
- Czech: “Joint Security Area”
- Czech: “JSA”
- Czech: “Společná bezpečnostní oblast”
- Danish: “Joint Security Area”
- Dutch: “Joint Security Area”
- Esperanto: “Komun-Sekureca Areo”
- 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”
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