Gyeongdong Market
Gyeongdong Market, sometimes Kyungdong Market, located in Dongdaemun District, Seoul, is one of the largest herbal medicine and ginseng markets of South Korea.Photo: Gaël Chardon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Marketplace
- Description: market in the South Korea
- Also known as: “Gyeongdong Dog Meat Market” and “Kyungdong Market”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jegi-dong and Cheongnyangni station.
Jegi-dong
Metro station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jegi-dong Station is a station on Line 1 on the Seoul Subway network. This station is very close to the site of the former Seongdong Station, the original western terminus of the Gyeongchun Line from 1939 to 1971. Jegi-dong is situated 400 metres west of Gyeongdong Market.
Cheongnyangni station
Railway station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheongnyangni station is a major railway station located at Dongdaemun District, Seoul, South Korea. It serves as a terminus for passenger trains serving the eastern part of South Korea. Cheongnyangni station is situated 1 km east of Gyeongdong Market.
Yongdu
Metro station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yongdu Station is a station on the Seongsu Branch of the Seoul Subway Line 2. It is located in Yongdu-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul. The name of the station means "dragon head". Yongdu is situated 590 metres south of Gyeongdong Market.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yongsin-dong and Sungin-dong.
Yongsin-dong
Quarter
Yongsin-dong is a dong of Dongdaemun District, Seoul, South Korea. It consists of the two legal dong Sinseol-dong and Yongdu-dong.
Gyeongdong Market
- Categories: market and building
- Location: Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.57935° or 37° 34′ 46″ northLongitude
127.03882° or 127° 2′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8Q99H2HQ+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 837300606OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=marketplaceOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q713285
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Gyeongdong Market” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “京东市场”
- Chinese: “京東市場”
- French: “marché de Gyeongdong”
- French: “Marché de Gyeongdong”
- Indonesian: “Pasar Gyeongdong”
- Japanese: “京東市場”
- Korean: “경동시장”
- Spanish: “Mercado de Gyeongdong”
- Vietnamese: “Chợ Gyeongdong”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 경동시장 and Gyeongdong Market New place.
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