Janam-dong
Janam-dong is a quarter in Chanam-dong, Kaesŏng-si, Kaesong. Janam-dong is situated nearby to the quarter Buk-an-dong, as well as near Manwol-dong.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaesong Folk Hotel and Sungyang Seowon.
Kaesong Folk Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Jack Upland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kaesong Folk Hotel is a tourist hotel located in Kaesong, North Korea, which opened in 1989. Housed in 19 traditional hanok-style courtyard houses, many of which date to the Joseon dynasty and retain their original furnishings.
Sungyang Seowon
Archaeological site
Photo: Photlas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sungyang Hall is a fourteenth-century Confucian academy located on the side of Mt. Janam in Kaesong, North Korea. The hall was constructed in the late fourteenth century for the home of the famously loyal statesman and Confucian scholar Chŏng Mong-ju, whose 1392 assassination by the agents of the later Taejo of Joseon marked the end of the Koryo dynasty.
Kaesong Youth Stadium
Stadium
The Kaesŏng Youth Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kaesŏng, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000 spectators and opened in 1988.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kijong-dong.
Kijong-dong
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Kijong-dong is situated 10 km east of Janam-dong.
Janam-dong
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Chanam-dong, Kaesŏng-si, Kaesong, Hwanghae, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.97631° or 37° 58′ 35″ northLongitude
126.55429° or 126° 33′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8Q98XHG3+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2476303663OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Janam-dong” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “子男洞”
- Japanese: “子男洞”
- Korean: “자남동”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Buk-an-dong and Manwol-dong.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaesong Children’s Palace and Revolutionary Museum for the History of Kaesong.
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