Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Camp

Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Camp is a military installation in South Korea. Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Camp is situated nearby to the building Panmon Hall, as well as near Inter-Korean House of Freedom.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joint Security Area and Bridge of No Return.

Joint Security Area

Military installation

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The Joint Security Area is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face. The JSA is used by the two Koreas for diplomatic engagements and, until March 1991, was also the site of military negotiations between North Korea and the United Nations Command. Joint Security Area is situated 600 metres northwest of Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Camp.

Bridge of No Return

Bridge

Photo: Filzstift, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Located in the Joint Security Area, the "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line between North Korea and South Korea. Bridge of No Return is situated 1 km west of Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Camp.

Panmon Hall

Building

Photo: (stephan), CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Phanmun Pavilion is a North Korean building located in the northern part of the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom. Built in September 1969, the building functions as North Korea's equivalent to the House of Freedom which is located 80 metres to the south, on the South Korean side of the Military Demarcation Line. Panmon Hall is situated 370 metres northwest of Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panmunjeom and Daeseong-dong.

Panmunjeom

Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.

Panmunjeom, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between North and South Korea. It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.

Daeseong-dong

Village

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Daeseong-dong is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km from the city of Kaesong, North Korea.

Kijong-dong

Hamlet

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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 2½ km southwest of Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Camp.

Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Camp

Type: Military installation
Also known as: “Switzerland and Sweden Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Camp”, “스웨리예·스위스 중립국 감독위원회 야영소”, and “중립국 감독위원회”
Location: South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.95439° or 37° 57′ 16″ north

Longitude

126.68109° or 126° 40′ 52″ east

Inception

July 27th, 1953

Open location code

8Q98XM3J+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 568618243

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Camp” goes by many names.

Chinese: “瑞典·瑞士中立国监察委员会营地”
Czech: “švýcarsko-švédský tábor Dozorčí komise neutrálních států”
Japanese: “スウェーデン·スイス中立国監督委員会キャンプ”
Korean: “스웨덴·스위스 중립국 감독위원회 캠프”

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