Ahyeon-dong
Ahyeon-dong is a dong of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 안우석, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Deoksugung Palace and Sogang University.
Deoksugung Palace
Castle
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Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung Palace, is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first main palace of the 1897–1910 Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction.
Sogang University
University
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Sogang University is a private Jesuit research university in Mapo, Seoul, South Korea. Sogang University was established on April 18, 1960 by the Society of Jesus, with the school being the oldest and only Jesuit institution of higher education in the country.
Seodaemun Prison History Hall
Museum
Photo: Noh Mun Duek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seodaemun Prison History Hall is a museum and former prison in Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea. Construction of this building began by Imperial Japan in 1907.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seodaemun-Mapo and Jongno.
Seodaemun-Mapo
Photo: titicat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seodaemun and Mapo are districts in northwestern Seoul, by the banks of the Han River. They're most notable for their colleges and universities, resulting in a distinctly youthful culture, especially in the twin subdistricts of Hongdae and Sinchon, separated by a single subway stop, a 10-minute bus ride, or a 20-minute walk.
Jongno
Photo: Naturehead, Public domain.
Jongno is in Seoul, and constitutes the northern half of the historic core of Seoul, along with Jung, the southern half. As the soul of Seoul, Jongno is home to a plethora of beautiful Joseon Dynasty palaces, shrines, temples, parks, historic neighborhoods, and other traditional sights.
Jung
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Jung is in Seoul, constituting the southern half of the historic core of Seoul, along with Jongno. Jung is busier than its tranquil neighbor, with hundreds of offices buildings and endless streets of frantic shopping, but scattered among the hustle and bustle are more historic gems.
Ahyeon-dong
- Type: Quarter
- Description: neighborhood in Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- Categories: dong of South Korea and locality
- Location: Mapo-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.554° or 37° 33′ 14″ northLongitude
126.9555° or 126° 57′ 20″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8Q98HX34+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 415153956OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Ahyeon-dong” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ahyeon-dong”
- Chinese: “阿岘洞”
- Chinese: “阿峴洞”
- Greek: “Αχιόν-ντονγκ”
- Greek: “Άχιον-ντονγκ”
- Japanese: “アヒョンドン”
- Japanese: “アヒョン洞”
- Japanese: “阿ヒョン洞”
- Japanese: “阿峴洞”
- Korean: “Ahyeon-dong”
- Korean: “아현동”
- Malay: “Ahyeon-dong”
- Persian: “اهیون-دانگ”
- Scots: “Ahyeon-dong”
- Swedish: “Ahyeon-dong”
- Vietnamese: “Ahyeon-dong”
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