P’anmun-ch’ŏn
P’anmun-ch’ŏn is a stream in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. P’anmun-ch’ŏn is situated nearby to the village Daeseong-dong, as well as near the abandoned locality P’yŏngch’ang-mal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Joint Security Area and Bridge of No Return.
Joint Security Area
Military installation
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The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face. The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, until March 1991, was also the site of military negotiations between North Korea and the United Nations Command. Joint Security Area is situated 3 km north of P’anmun-ch’ŏn.
Bridge of No Return
Bridge
Photo: Filzstift, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Located in the Joint Security Area, the so-called "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line between North Korea and South Korea. Bridge of No Return is situated 3 km north of P’anmun-ch’ŏn.
Panmun station
Railway station
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P'anmun station is a railway station located in the Kaesŏng Industrial Region, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is located on the P'yŏngbu Line, which was formed from part of the Kyŏngŭi Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to P'yŏngyang.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daeseong-dong and Kijong-dong.
Daeseong-dong
Village
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Daeseong-dong is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km from the city of Kaesong, North Korea.
Kijong-dong
Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, Kaesong Special City, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
Panmunjeom
Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
Panmunjeom, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between North and South Korea. It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.
P’anmun-ch’ŏn
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “P’anmun-ch’on” and “Panmuncheon”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ryanggang Province, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.93085° or 37° 55′ 51″ northLongitude
126.66775° or 126° 40′ 4″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8Q98WMJ9+84GeoNames ID
13587896
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In Other Languages
“P’anmun-ch’ŏn” goes by many names.
- Korean: “판문천”
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