United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea
The United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea, located at Tanggok in the Nam District, of Busan, South Korea, is a burial ground for United Nations Command casualties of the Korean War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
May—September: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
October—April: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Park
- Description: cemetery in Busan, South Korea, for soldiers of the Korean War
- Also known as: “UN Memorial Cemetery”, “United Nations Memorial Cemetery”, “UNMCK”, and “재한유엔기념공원”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Busan Museum and National Memorial Museum of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Occupation.
Busan Museum
Museum
Photo: Hyolee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Busan Museum is a museum located in Busan, South Korea, open since 1978. Busan Museum is situated 340 metres northwest of United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea.
National Memorial Museum of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Occupation
Museum
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
The National Memorial Museum of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Occupation is a national history museum in Busan, South Korea. It first opened on December 10, 2015. National Memorial Museum of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Occupation is situated 600 metres southwest of United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea.
Daeyeon High School
School
Daeyeon High School is a high school in Nam-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea. It was established in 1988. The current principal is Kim Young Do. Daeyeon High School is situated 380 metres east of United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suyeong and Central Busan.
Suyeong
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Suyeong is a beach side district in the east of Busan, often better known as Gwangalli. Although not as upmarket as its famous neighbor, Haeundae, it still attracts a large crowd in summer on the beach and on weekends for parties.
Central Busan
Dong-gu
Suburb
Photo: seaninjapan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dong District is a gu in central Busan, South Korea. It was one of the first 6 gu of Busan established in 1957. Busan Station is located in Dong-gu. Dong-gu has a status of sister localities with Gwangsan District, Gwangju and Zhifu District, Yantai City, China. Dong-gu is situated 4½ km west of United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea.
United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea
- Categories: memorial cemetery, military cemetery, and recreation area
- Location: Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.12769° or 35° 7′ 40″ northLongitude
129.09748° or 129° 5′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8Q7F43HW+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 476626810OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q15465499
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة الأمم المتحدة التذكارية”
- Bengali: “জাতিসংঘের মেমোরিয়াল কবরস্থান”
- Chinese: “聯合國紀念公園”
- Chinese: “聯合國紀念公墓”
- Chinese: “聯合國紀念墓園”
- Dutch: “erebegraafplaats Tanggok”
- Dutch: “Erebegraafplaats Tanggok”
- French: “cimetière du mémorial des Nations Unies en Corée”
- French: “Cimetière du mémorial des Nations unies en Corée”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות של האומות המאוחדות לזכר הנופלים”
- Hungarian: “ENSZ-emléktemető”
- Indonesian: “Pemakaman Peringatan Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa”
- Japanese: “UN記念公園”
- Japanese: “国連墓地”
- Japanese: “国連記念公園”
- Japanese: “在韓国国際連合祈念公園”
- Korean: “UN기념공원”
- Korean: “유엔기념공원”
- Korean: “유엔묘지공원”
- Korean: “재한UN기념공원”
- Korean: “재한국 국제연합 기념공원”
- Korean: “재한유엔기념공원”
- Russian: “Мемориальное кладбище ООН”
- Spanish: “Cementerio conmemorativo de Naciones Unidas”
- Tatar: “БМО мемориаль зираты”
- Turkish: “Birleşmiş Milletler Anıt Mezarlığı”
- Turkish: “Pusan Birleşmiş Milletler Kore Savaşı Şehitliği, Güney Kore”
- Ukrainian: “Меморіальний цвинтар ООН”
- Urdu: “اقوام متحدہ کا یادگاری قبرستان”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Memorabilia Hall and Main Cemetery Area.
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