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lit.'flat soil'. Pyongyang [a] is the capital and largest city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" ( 혁명의 수도 ). [8] Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 km (68 mi) upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea.
Pyongyang International Airport (Korean: 평양 국제비행장; Hancha: 平壤國際飛行場; RR: Pyeongyang Gukje Bihaengjang; MR: P'yŏngyang Kukche Pihaengchang) (IATA: FNJ, ICAO: ZKPY), also known as Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (Korean: 평양 순안 국제공항), is the main international airport serving Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
The important cities of North Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces.Pyongyang, the largest city and capital, is classified as a chikhalsi (capital city), while three cities (see the list below) are classified as t'ŭkpyŏlsi (special city).
The Ryugyong Hotel ( Korean : 류경호텔; sometimes spelled as Ryu-Gyong Hotel ), or Yu-Kyung Hotel, [3] is an unfinished 1,080 ft (330 meter) tall pyramid -shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name ("capital of willows ," 柳京 in Hanja) is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang. [4] The building has been planned as a ...
Kim Il-sŏng Kwangjang. Coordinates: 39°01′10″N 125°45′09″E / . 39.01953°N 125.75247°E. / 39.01953; 125.75247. Kim Il Sung Square is a large city square in the Central District of Pyongyang, North Korea, [1] and is named after the country's founding leader, Kim Il Sung. The square was constructed in 1954 according to a master ...
A ballistic missile launched by North Korea on Monday might have had an “abnormal” flight trajectory and could have fallen inland, possibly near the capital of Pyongyang, the South Korean ...
The report by North Korean state media came a day after the militaries of South Korea and Japan said they detected the North launching an ICBM from an airport near capital Pyongyang in its first ...
The residence is located in Ryongsong District in northern Pyongyang, [4] around 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of Kim Il Sung Square. The size of the whole leadership complex is around 12 km 2 (4.6 sq mi). [5] According to Kim Jong Il 's former bodyguard Lee Young Guk, there are at least eight North Korean leaders' residences outside Pyongyang.