Five Royal Tombs in Gyeonju

Oreung is a complex of five Silla-era royal tombs in , South Korea. They are now a tourist attraction. They are part of the Gyeongju Historic Areas UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: Korean cultural heritage item
  • Also known as: “Five Royal Tombs”, “Five Tombs”, “Gyeongju Five Royal Tombs”, “Gyeongju Five Tombs”, “Gyeongju Oreung”, “Oreung”, and “Orŭng”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cheomseongdae and Najeong Well.

Observatory
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is an astronomical observatory in , South Korea. is the oldest surviving astronomical observatory in Asia, and possibly even the world. is situated 1½ km northeast of Five Royal Tombs in Gyeonju.

Historic site
, is a historic well in the forest of Najeong in , South Korea. On 20 November 1975, it was designated Historic Site of South Korea No. 245. The well is said to be the birthplace of Park Hyeokgeose, the founder of Silla. is situated 1 km southeast of Five Royal Tombs in Gyeonju.

Photo: Symtux, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly Tomb No. 155, is a tumulus located in , South Korea. It is located inside the tomb complex . is situated 1½ km north of Five Royal Tombs in Gyeonju.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gyeongju and Bomun Lake Resort.

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is in province, . The capital of the Silla Kingdom for approximately the whole first millennium CE, is definitely worth visiting if you are interested in Korean history.

Locality
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The or Bomun Tourist Complex is a large tourist complex around Bomun Lake in the city of , South Korea. The resort covers the districts of Bomun-dong, Sinpyeong-dong, Amgok-dong and Cheongun-dong. is situated 7 km east of Five Royal Tombs in Gyeonju.

Town
is a myeon or a township in the administrative subdivisions of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, . It is bordered by on the east, Jusa Mountains on the south. is situated 8 km south of Five Royal Tombs in Gyeonju.

Five Royal Tombs in Gyeonju

Latitude
35.8232° or 35° 49′ 24″ north
Longitude
129.20841° or 129° 12′ 30″ east
Open location code
8Q7FR6F5+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 477256796
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q16094174
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In Other Languages

From Hungarian to Korean—“Five Royal Tombs in Gyeonju” goes by many names.
  • Hungarian: “Oreung”
  • Hungarian: “Orung”
  • Japanese: “五陵”
  • Korean: “경주 오릉”
  • “Oreung”

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