Ssuksom
Ssuksom is a small island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea, separated by a shallow channel from the larger Turu Island to its west. Since 1983 it has been accessible by road via an off-ramp in the middle of the Chungsong Bridge.- Type: Land-tied island
- Description: Island in Pyongyang, North Korea
- Also known as: “Pongnae-do”, “Ssuk Islet”, “Ssuk-som”, and “Ssukseom”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyongyang Sci-Tech Complex and Potonggang Organic Compound Fertilizer Factory.
Pyongyang Sci-Tech Complex
Community center
Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The DPRK Sci-Tech Complex is a science and technology centre housed in a large atom-shaped building located on Ssuk Island in Pyongyang, accessed by the Chungsong Bridge.
Potonggang Organic Compound Fertilizer Factory
The Pot'onggang Organic Compound Fertiliser Factory, located in Chŏngpy'ŏng-dong, P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk, P'yŏngyang, North Korea, was opened in 2012 to produce organic fertiliser making use of sediments and fly ash from an adjacent sewage treatment plant and sludge from the Pot'ong River.Mirae Unha Tower
Residential building
Mirae Scientists Street Unha Tower or Galaxy Tower is a futuristic 53-story building in Pyongyang. It is the tallest of the towers on Mirae Scientists Street, and is considered to be the most eye-catching.
Ssuksom
- Categories: river island and landform
- Location: Pyongyang, Pyongan, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Localities in the Area
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