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Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site)

Mireuksa was the largest in the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje. The temple was established in 602 by King Mu and is located 36.012083 N, 127.031028 E, modern , , South Korea.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: Buddhist temple
  • Also known as: “Mireuksa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda and National Iksan Museum.

Historic building
Iksan is located in the former temple Mireuksa, Geumma-myeon, , , and is the oldest stone pagoda remaining in Korea. is situated 110 metres northeast of Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site).

Museum
Photo: Avemundi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Iksan National Museum, formerly the Mireuksaji Museum is located in the city of , in the , South Korea. Iksan was the capital of the Baekje kingdom. is situated 190 metres southwest of Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site).

Castle
The Earthen Fortification, Iksan was an ancient Korean fortress or fortification in what is now , South Korea. On January 21, 1963, its former site was made a Historic Site of South Korea. is situated 2½ km south of Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iksan.

Photo: koreanet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city of 307,000 people in , with large farming plains and several remnants of Baekje dynasty.

Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site)

Latitude
36.01198° or 36° 0′ 43″ north
Longitude
127.02946° or 127° 1′ 46″ east
Open location code
8Q89226H+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 649166345
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leisure=­park
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Wiki­data ID
Q6873175
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مركسا”
  • Chinese: “彌勒寺”
  • French: “Mireuksa”
  • German: “Mireuksa”
  • Hebrew: “מירוקסה”
  • Hungarian: “Miruksza”
  • Indonesian: “Mireuksa”
  • Italian: “Mireuksa”
  • Japanese: “彌勒寺”
  • Japanese: “益山弥勒寺址”
  • Korean: “미륵사지”
  • Korean: “익산 미륵사지”
  • Korean: “익산미륵사지”
  • Polish: “Mirŭk sa”
  • Sinhala: “මිර්යුක්සා”
  • Spanish: “Mireuksa”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mireuksaji Relics Exhibition Museum and 미륵사지 관광안내소.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Iksan Mireuksaji (Iksan Mireuk Temple Site)”. Photo: Eggmoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.