Gyeongju

Gyeongju is in province, . The capital of the Silla Kingdom for approximately the whole first millennium CE, Gyeongju is definitely worth visiting if you are interested in Korean history.
  • City with about 245,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (150 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code XAY
  • Description: city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
  • Also known as
    “Keishū”
    “Keisyū”
    “Kjöng-dschu”
    “Kyeng-chu”
    “Kyeng-ju”
    “Kyong-choo”
    “Kyongiu”
    “Kyŏngju”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cheomseongdae and Hwangnyongsa Temple Site.
Observatory
is an astronomical observatory in Gyeongju, South Korea.
Hwangnyongsa, alternatively Hwangnyong Temple…
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Latitude
35.8557° or 35° 51′ 20″ north
Longitude
129.2249° or 129° 13′ 30″ east
UN/LOCODE
KR GJU
Open location code
8Q7FV64F+7X
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Gyeongju” goes by many names.
غيونغجوArabic
ԳյոնգջուArmenian
ԳյոնջուArmenian
KöncuAzerbaijani
GyeongjuBasque
KyongiuBasque
КёнджуBelarusian
কিয়ংজুBengali
КьонджуBulgarian
ဂယောင်းဂျူမြို့Burmese
GyeongjuCatalan
KyonjuCebuano
庆州Chinese
庆州市Chinese
慶州市Chinese
GyeongjuCroatian
KjongdžuCzech
GyeongjuDanish
GyeongjuDutch
KjonĝuEsperanto
GyeongjuEstonian
GyeongjuFinnish
GyeongjuGalician
ΓκιόνγκτζουGreek
ગ્યોંગજુGujarati
קיונגג’וHebrew
ग्योंगजूHindi
KjongdzsuHungarian
GyeongjuIdo
GyeongjuIndonesian
GyeongjuIrish
GyeongjuItalian
慶州市Japanese
GyeongjuJavanese
ಜಿಯಾಂಗ್ಜುKannada
КёнжуKirghiz
Gyeongju-siKorean
경북 경주Korean
경북 경주시Korean
경상북도 경주Korean
경상북도 경주시Korean
경주Korean
경주시Korean
KjondžuLatvian
慶州Literary Chinese
慶州市Literary Chinese
KjongdžuLithuanian
GyeongjuLombard
КјонгџуMacedonian
GyeongjuMalay
ഗ്യോങ്ജുMalayalam
GyeongjuMaltese
ग्योँगुMarathi
Gyeongju ChhīMin Nan Chinese
КёнжүMongolian
GyeongjuNorthern Frisian
GyeongjuNorwegian
GyeongjuNorwegian Bokmål
GyeongjuOccitan (post 1500)
КёнджуOssetian
گیونگجوPersian
GyeongjuPolish
GyeongjuRomanian
КёнджуRussian
GyeongjuSerbo-Croatian
ජියෝන්ජුSinhala
KjongdžuSlovak
KumsongSlovak
SorabolSlovak
GjongdžuSlovenian
GyeongjuSwedish
GyeongjuTagalog
கியேஆங்ஜூTamil
КйоңҗуTatar
గ్యోయోంగ్జూTelugu
คย็องจูThai
GyeongjuTurkish
КьонджуUkrainian
گیونگ جوUrdu
GyeongjuVenetian
GyeongjuVietnamese
GyeongjuWaray (Philippines)
慶州Yue Chinese

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 경주세무서 and Dongcheon-dong.
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

North Gyeongsang: Highlights

Learn more about Daegu and Mungyeong.