Soyosan

Soyosan is a mountain in , South Korea. Its area extends across the cities of and . It has an elevation of 587 m. The mountain is home to two Buddhist shrines commemorating Silla priests Wonhyo and Uisang, and a small temple called Jajaeam.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Soyosan station and Camp Casey.

Metro station
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is a ground-level metro station on Line 1 of the Seoul Subway in Sangbongam Dong, , . It is named after the nearby Soyosan, a mountain beside the U.S. Army base . is situated 3 km west of Soyosan.

Military installation
is a U.S. military base on Soyosan Mountain in , South Korea, 40 miles north of Seoul, South Korea. was named in 1952 after Major Hugh Boyd Casey, who was killed in a plane crash near the camp site during the Korean War. is situated 2½ km southwest of Soyosan.

Soyosan

Latitude
37.94714° or 37° 56′ 50″ north
Longitude
127.09618° or 127° 5′ 46″ east
Elevation
526 metres (1,726 feet)
Open location code
8Q99W3WW+VF
Geo­Names ID
6799912
Wiki­data ID
Q623938
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Soyosan” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Soyo-san (bukid sa Habagatang Korea, Gyeonggi-do)
  • Cebuano: Soyo-san
  • Chinese: 逍遙山
  • Chinese: 逍遥山
  • Dutch: Soyosan
  • Japanese: ソヨ山
  • Japanese: 逍遥山
  • Korean: 소요산
  • Ladin: Soyosan
  • Slovenian: Soyosan
  • Swedish: Soyo-san (berg i Sydkorea, Gyeonggi)
  • Swedish: Soyo-san

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