National May 18 Democratic Cemetery

May 18th National Cemetery is a cemetery for those who participated in the Gwangju Uprising. Built by the government of South Korea in 1997, it is located in .
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery
  • Also known as: “May 18th National Cemetery”
  • Address: 민주로 200

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daejeon-myeon.

Town
is an administrative unit of Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do. This is located in southern part of South Korea. is situated 6 km northwest of National May 18 Democratic Cemetery.

National May 18 Democratic Cemetery

Latitude
35.23472° or 35° 14′ 5″ north
Longitude
126.93885° or 126° 56′ 20″ east
Open location code
8Q786WMQ+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 765152327
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­grave_yard
Wiki­data ID
Q12585682
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“National May 18 Democratic Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “guólì5.18mínzhǔmùdì”
  • Chinese: “国立5·18民主墓地”
  • Chinese: “國立5·18民主墓地”
  • German: “18.-Mai-Nationalfriedhof von Gwangju”
  • Japanese: “国立5・18民主墓地”
  • Japanese: “国立5.18民主墓地”
  • Korean: “국립 5.18 민주 묘지”
  • Korean: “국립 5·18민주 묘지”
  • Korean: “국립 5∙18 민주묘지”
  • Korean: “국립5.18민주묘지”
  • Korean: “국립5·18민주묘지”
  • Russian: “Национальное кладбище 18 мая”
  • Spanish: “Cementerio nacional 18 de mayo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 5.18 Memorial Hall of the National May 18 Democratic Cemetery and 국립5.18민주묘지 민주광장.

Nearby Places

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