Chŏmwŏl-li

Places of Interest

Camp Bonifas

Military installation

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Camp Bonifas is a United Nations Command military post located 400 m south of the southern boundary of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. It is 2,400 m south of the Military Demarcation Line, which forms the border between South Korea and North Korea.

Dorasan

Railway station

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Dorasan station is a railway station situated on the Gyeongui–Jungang Line, which formerly connected North Korean and South Korean rail systems and has since been restored. Dorasan is situated 3 km southwest of Chŏmwŏl-li.

Tunnel Number 3

Photo: Josh Berglund, CC BY 2.0.

The Third Tunnel of Aggression is one of four known tunnels under the border between North Korea and South Korea, extending south of Panmunjom. Tunnel Number 3 is situated 3 km west of Chŏmwŏl-li.

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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. Daeseong-dong is situated 5 km northwest of Chŏmwŏl-li.

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.

Kijong-dong

Hamlet

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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 7 km west of Chŏmwŏl-li.

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