Tunnel Number 3

The Third Tunnel of Aggression is one of four known tunnels under the border between and , extending south of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Josh Berglund, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: one of four known tunnels located under the border between North Korea and South Korea
  • Also known as: “Paju tunnel”, “Third Infiltration Tunnel”, and “Third Tunnel of Aggression”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dorasan Observatory and Dorasan.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: 책읽는달팽, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of in , the observatory provides across the . is situated 1 km southeast of Tunnel Number 3.

Railway station
Photo: Hyolee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
station is a railway station situated on the Gyeongui–Jungang Line, which formerly connected and rail systems and has since been restored. is situated 2 km southeast of Tunnel Number 3.

Military installation
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is a United Nations Command military post located 400 m south of the southern boundary of the . It is 2,400 m south of the Military Demarcation Line, which forms the border between and . is situated 3 km northeast of Tunnel Number 3.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daeseong-dong and Panmunjeom.

Village
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is a in close to the North Korean border. It lies within the . The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the , and 12 km from the city of , North Korea. is situated 3½ km northwest of Tunnel Number 3.

Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between and . It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.

Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, , . It is situated in the North's half of the . is situated 5 km northwest of Tunnel Number 3.

Tunnel Number 3

Latitude
37.9165° or 37° 54′ 59″ north
Longitude
126.69881° or 126° 41′ 56″ east
Open location code
8Q98WM8X+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1918675420
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7784991
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Ukrainian—“Tunnel Number 3” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “আগ্রাসনের তৃতীয় সুড়ঙ্গ”
  • Chinese: “第3地窟”
  • Chinese: “第三南侵通道”
  • Chinese: “第三地窟”
  • Chinese: “第三地道”
  • Esperanto: “Tria Invadtunelo”
  • French: “Troisième tunnel d’agression”
  • German: “Dritter Angriffstunnel”
  • Hebrew: “מנהרת התוקפנות השלישית”
  • Italian: “Terzo tunnel di aggressione”
  • Japanese: “南侵第3トンネル”
  • Japanese: “第3トンネル”
  • Korean: “땅굴3호”
  • Korean: “제3땅굴”
  • Russian: “Подземный тоннель № 3”
  • Spanish: “Tercer Tunel de Agresion”
  • Spanish: “Tercer Túnel de Agresión”
  • Swedish: “Tredje aggressionstunneln”
  • Ukrainian: “Підземний тунель № 3”

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