Yeongnam

Yeongnam is a region that coincides with the former Gyeongsang Province, one of the ancient Eight Provinces, in what is now . The region includes the modern-day provinces of North and South Gyeongsang and the autonomous Metropolitan cities of , , and .
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  • Type: Region with 13,000,000 residents
  • Description: region in South Korea
  • Also known as: “Ryongnam”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gimhae International Airport and Gupo.

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is the gateway into 's second city, . ☏ +82 51 463-9457…

Railway station
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station is a Korail station on the Gyeongbu Line, between and , located in northern , South Korea. It was opened on 1 January 1905, and is connected with the subway station on Busan Metro Line 3 via an overhead bridge, so passengers can transfer.

Railway station
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Station is a station of the BGLRT Line of Busan Metro in Daejeo-dong, , South Korea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Busan and Gimhae.

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consists of the districts of Sasang-gu, Gangseo-gu and Saha-gu in the city of . This western part of the city is full of industrial parks leading to docks and the airport.

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is a city west of in the south-eastern province of , . Often overlooked as just the location of 's airport, has plenty of historical sights. It was a significant city in the ancient Gaya confederacy.

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consists of the districts of Dong-gu, Jung-gu, Seo-gu, Nam-gu and Busanjin-gu. This is the old town of Busan with a lot of post-war buildings, large docks and atmosphere. The place to go see the heritage of the city.

Yeongnam

Latitude
35.1807° or 35° 10′ 51″ north
Longitude
128.9698° or 128° 58′ 11″ east
Population
13,000,000
Open location code
8Q7C5XJ9+7W
Geo­Names ID
12908612
Wiki­data ID
Q487576
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Yeongnam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يونغنام”
  • Bengali: “ইয়ংনাম”
  • Breton: “Yeongnam”
  • Chinese: “岭南地方”
  • Chinese: “嶺南地方”
  • French: “Yeongnam”
  • German: “Yeongnam”
  • Hindi: “येओंग्नाम”
  • Hungarian: “Jongnam”
  • Indonesian: “Yeongnam”
  • Japanese: “ヨンナム地方”
  • Japanese: “嶺南地方”
  • Korean: “영남 지방”
  • Korean: “영남”
  • Korean: “영남권”
  • Korean: “영남지방”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Yeongnam”
  • Norwegian: “Yeongnam”
  • Persian: “یونگنام”
  • Russian: “Ённам”
  • Russian: “Йоннам”
  • Slovak: “Jongnam”
  • Slovak: “영남”
  • Spanish: “Yeongnam”
  • Thai: “ยองนัม”
  • Thai: “ย็องนัม”
  • Turkish: “Yeongnam”
  • Urdu: “یئونگنام”
  • Vietnamese: “Yeongnam”

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