Chŏngjin (Korean pronunciation: [tsʰʌŋ.dʑin]; Korean: 청진시; MR: Ch'ŏngjin-si) is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province (함경북도) and the country's...
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Chongjin concentration camp (Chosŏn'gŭl: 청진 제25호 관리소, also spelled Ch'ŏngjin) is a labour camp in North Korea for political prisoners. The official name...
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whose governments have opted out of this arrangement.[citation needed] Chongjin China Russia Kaesong Republic of Korea (Inter-Korean Liaison Office)...
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Chongjin Tram is a public tram system in Chongjin, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). The line opened in 1999. There is currently one...
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Pyongyang Hamhung Chongjin Nampo Wonsan Sinuiju Tanchon Kaechon Kaesong Sariwon The important cities of North Korea have self-governing status equivalent...
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Nothing to Envy (section Chongjin)
Demick, based on interviews with North Korean refugees from the city of Chongjin who had escaped North Korea. In 2010, the book was awarded the BBC Samuel...
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Orang Airport (redirect from Chongjin Airport)
airport located in Orang County, approximately 40 kilometres south of Chongjin, North Hamgyong in North Korea. Built by the Imperial Japanese Army, designated...
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Li Chongjin (李重進; died 960) was a military general during imperial China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and the subsequent Song dynasty. A nephew...
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made under license as the Type 49. It was made in Factory 61 and 65 in Chongjin. After the Korean War (1950–1953), North Korea was allied with the Soviet...
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To disrupt North Korean communications, USS Missouri fires a salvo from its 16-inch guns at shore targets near Chongjin, North Korea, 21 October 1950...
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