Safety Score: 4,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to North Korea.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning North Korea. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Kijŏng-dong
Kijŏng-dong in Hwanghae-namdo is a town in North Korea about 90 mi (or 144 km) south-east of Pyongyang, the country's capital city.
Current time in Kijŏng-dong is now 01:31 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Pyongyang with an UTC offset of 9 hours. We know of 8 airports near Kijŏng-dong, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Gimpo International Airport in South korea in a distance of 27 mi (or 44 km). The closest airport in North Korea is Sunan International Airport in a distance of 103 mi (or 44 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in North Korea is Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), North-West. We discovered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kaesong, Tanhyeon, Paju, Haseong and Wolgot. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
Morning Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 32% |
Air Pressure | 1031 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 8th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 9th of November 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 10th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
One Minute on the Roads of North Korea: Kaesong
One Minute on the Roads of DPRK (North Korea): Kaesong 개성시 • Streets of Kaesong, population 300000. View from Thongil Street and Chongnyon Street (0:01) and from the highway connecting...
Totalmente evacuado el complejo industrial coreano Kaesong
El último grupo de surcoreanos que permanecían en el complejo industrial de Kaesong se marcharon este viernes de la zona industrial, luego de terminar las negociaciones con autoridades ...
Continúa desalojo de complejo industrial de Kaesong
Continúa la tensión en la península coreana, todos los trabajadores surcoreanos abandonaron este lunes el complejo industrial ubicado en la localidad norcoreana de Kaesong. teleSUR http://multi...
Dentro Corea del Norte 2014 (7) North Korea
Dentro Corea del Norte 2014 (7) North Korea. Documental filmado dentro de Corea del Norte Pincha en ME GUSTA,GRACIAS! Ah y SUSCRIBETE! Si quieres comentar algo adelante!
The Best Burger in Korea
Oh goodness, the W Burger Crushed it! More info at http://hiexpat.com/restaurants-bars-and-cafes/w-burger-kangnam.
On my way ตอน Seoul Cold (เกาหลีมันหนาวมาก)
http://www.onmyway.tv พบกับ on my way ตอนใหม่ กับตอนนี้เราพาไปตะลุยท้าความหนาวกันที่กรุ...
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Panmunjom
Panmunjom, located in Gyeonggi Province, is an abandoned village on the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean War was signed. The building where the armistice was signed still stands, though it is north of the Military Demarcation Line, which runs through the middle of the Demilitarized Zone.
Korean Demilitarized Zone
The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea which runs along the 38th parallel north. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it.
Kaesong Industrial Region
Kaesŏng Industrial Region is a special administrative industrial region of North Korea. It was formed in 2002 from part of Kaesŏng Directly Governed City. On 3 April 2013, the DPRK blocked access to the region, to all South Korean citizens, as political tensions between the two nations rose.
Bridge of No Return
Located in the Joint Security Area (JSA), the so-called "Bridge of No Return" crosses the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) between North Korea and South Korea. It was used for prisoner exchanges at the end of the Korean War in 1953. The name originates from the claim that many war prisoners captured by the United States did not wish to return home. The prisoners were brought to the bridge and given the choice to remain in the country of their captivity or cross over to the other country.
North Korea Peace Museum
The North Korea Peace Museum is in the building constructed to house the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on 27 July 1953. It is located in the former village of Panmunjeom (P'anmunjŏm) in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It is located approximately 1.2 kilometres west of the Joint Security Area (JSA), in the northern half of the Demilitarized Zone.
Kijong-dong
Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng-dong or Kijŏng tong is a village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Kaesong-si, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Also known in North Korea as Peace Village, it has been widely referred to as Propaganda Village by those outside North Korea, especially in Western and South Korean media.
Axe murder incident
The axe murder incident (Korean: 판문점 도끼살인사건, 板門店도끼殺人事件,도끼蠻行事件) was the killing of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The U.S. officers had been part of a work party cutting down a tree in the JSA. Three days later, the U.S.
Panmun Station
Panmun Station is a railway station located in the Kaesong Industrial Region in North Korea. It is served by the Pyongbu Line which is the southern half of the North Korean portion of the Kyongui Line which once ran from Seoul to Sinuiju.