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English: View of Korean Peninsula at night from space; note the contrast between North Korea and South Korea in terms of lighting, with the only major point in the North having substantial light being Pyongyang, the nation's capital. Image is derived from a larger composite image of the globe at nighttime compiled by NASA.
Before modern clocks were introduced into Korea, Koreans kept time with the help of a sundial during the daytime and a water clock at night. In 1434, Jang Yeong-sil, a Joseon scientist and astronomer with other scientists, developed Korea's first sundial, Angbu Ilgu (앙부일구; 仰釜日晷) and was put into service as standard time-keeper of the kingdom and began the standard time at ...
Captured by NASA with the Aqua satellite. Satellite imagery in North Korea is a knowledge-building tool in the field of North Korean studies. It enables researchers to produce data-based analyses in the agricultural, humanitarian, economic and military fields, in a country where access to the field is limited.
McCune–Reischauer. Hanbando Pimujang chidae. The Korean Demilitarized Zone ( Korean : 한반도 비무장 지대) is a heavily militarized strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula near the 38th parallel north. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the peninsula roughly in half.
Ryugyong Hotel. 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 ...
The Juche Tower is situated on the east bank of the River Taedong, directly opposite Kim Il Sung Square on the west bank. It was built to commemorate Kim Il Sung 's 70th birthday. Although his son and successor Kim Jong Il is officially credited as its designer, [ 1] interviews with North Korean former officials contradict this assertion.
Malligyong-1 (Korean: 만리경-1; Hanja: 萬里鏡-1, meaning Telescope-1) is a type of North Korean reconnaissance satellite. [2] It is North Korea's first spy satellite. [ 3 ] It is in a sun-synchronous orbit at about 500 kilometres (310 mi) altitude, [ 4 ] and will provide a global optical imaging surveillance capability of several countries.
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).