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 around 30 metres (90 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

Discover Bridge of No Return and Peace House.
Filzstift, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bridge
The "Bridge of No Return" is located in the Joint Security Area.
420 metres west of Joint Security Area
Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Building
The is a venue for peace talks between North and South Korea.
200 metres south of Joint Security Area
Kristoferb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Building
The House of Freedom is a four-story building located in the southern part of .
200 metres southeast of Joint Security Area

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Daeseong-dong.
Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between and .
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Village
is a in close to the North Korean border.
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hamlet
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.
المنطقة الأمنية المشتركةArabic
Joint Security AreaBreton
JSABreton
Takad Surentez BoutinBreton
Àrea de Seguretat ConjuntaCatalan
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
PanmunjeomCroatian
Joint Security AreaCzech
JSACzech
Společná bezpečnostní oblastCzech
Joint Security AreaDanish
Joint Security AreaDutch
Komun-Sekureca AreoEsperanto
Ühine julgeolekualaEstonian
Zone de sécurité communeFrench
საერთო უსაფრთხოების მონაკვეთიGeorgian
Joint Security AreaGerman
PanmunjeomGerman
Κοινός Χώρος ΑσφάλειαςGreek
Daerah Keamanan BersamaIndonesian
An Limistéar ComhshlándálaIrish
Area di sicurezza congiuntaItalian
共同警備区域Japanese
공동 경비 구역Korean
판문점Korean
Area de Sicurezza CongiuntaLombard
Kawasan Keselamatan BersamaMalay
منطقه امنیتی مشترکPersian
Área de segurança conjuntaPortuguese
Объединённая зона безопасностиRussian
Совместная зона безопасностиRussian
Área de seguridad conjuntaSpanish
Gemensamma säkerhetsområdetSwedish
พื้นที่ความมั่นคงร่วมThai
Ortak Güvenlik AlanıTurkish
Спільна зона безпекиUkrainian
Khu vực An ninh ChungVietnamese
共同警備區域Yue Chinese
板門店休戰區Yue Chinese

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