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 9 km west of Simbokdong.

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.

Simbokdong

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Simbok-tong”
Location: Jindong-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.93499° or 37° 56′ 6″ north

Longitude

126.77633° or 126° 46′ 35″ east

Elevation

56 metres (184 feet)

Open location code

8Q98WQMG+XG

GeoNames ID

1951765

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In Other Languages

“Simbokdong” goes by many names.

Korean: “심복동”

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