East Asia
North Korea
Ryanggang Province

Samjiyon

Samjiyŏn is a city in , . It takes its name from three lakes in the city, which are collectively known as the Samjiyŏn. Samjiyŏn is situated near Mount Paektu, and tour groups fly to the to see the mountain, which holds significance in North Korean mythology.
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  • Type: City with 31,500 residents
  • Description: city of North Korea
  • Also known as: “Samjiyŏn”, “Samjiyon-si”, “Samjiyon-up”, and “Samjiyŏn-ŭp”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Samjiyon Motka.

Railway station
Motka station is a railway station in Chunghŭng-rodongjagu, Samjiyon City, province, , on the Samjiyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.

Samjiyon

Latitude
41.80581° or 41° 48′ 21″ north
Longitude
128.32479° or 128° 19′ 29″ east
Population
31,500
Elevation
1,364 metres (4,475 feet)
Open location code
8QHCR84F+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 264049134
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2041442
Wiki­data ID
Q700618
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Samjiyon” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Самджыён”
  • Catalan: “Samjiyon”
  • Cebuano: “Samjiyŏn-gun”
  • Chinese: “Samjiyŏn Chhī”
  • Chinese: “三池淵市”
  • Chinese: “三池淵郡”
  • Chinese: “三池渊市”
  • Czech: “Samčijon”
  • Czech: “Samdžijon”
  • Dutch: “Samjiyon”
  • Esperanto: “Samjiyŏn”
  • Finnish: “Samjiyon”
  • French: “Samjiyon”
  • French: “Samjiyŏn”
  • German: “Samjiyŏn”
  • Greek: “Σάμτζιγιον”
  • Hebrew: “סאמג’יון”
  • Hungarian: “Szamdzsijon”
  • Indonesian: “Samjiyon”
  • Japanese: “三池淵市”
  • Japanese: “三池淵郡”
  • Japanese: “三池渕市”
  • Korean: “삼지연군”
  • Korean: “삼지연시”
  • Korean: “삼지연읍”
  • Korean: “三池淵市”
  • Lithuanian: “Samdžijonas”
  • Malay: “Samjiyon”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Samjiyŏn Chhī”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Samjiyŏn Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Samjiyon”
  • Norwegian: “Samjiyon”
  • Persian: “سامجی‌یون”
  • Polish: “Samjiyŏn”
  • Portuguese: “Samjiyon”
  • Russian: “Самджиён”
  • Spanish: “Samjiyon”
  • Swedish: “Samjiyŏn-gun”
  • Swedish: “Samjiyon”
  • Turkish: “Samjiyon”
  • Ukrainian: “Самджійон”
  • Vietnamese: “Samjiyon”
  • Vietnamese: “Samjiyŏn”

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