Sariwŏn (Korean: 사리원; Korean pronunciation: [sa.ɾi.wʌn]) is a city in North Korea. It is the capital and largest city of North Hwanghae Province. The...
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The Sariwon class corvette(사리원급 초계함) is a Soviet-designed corvette used by North Korea. The class is based on the Soviet Fugas-class Tral type fleet minesweepers...
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Sariwon Pyongyang Kyo-hwa-so No. 6 Sariwon (사리원 6호 교화소) is a "reeducation camp" in Sariwon, North Hwanghae. It holds roughly 3,500-4,000 prisoners. Human...
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The Battle of Sariwon took place on 17 October 1950 during the United Nations (UN) counter-offensive against the North Korean forces which had invaded...
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Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sariwon. The province is bordered by Pyongyang and South Pyongan to the north,...
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Railway Bureau, whilst the rest of the line from Hwangju south is under the Sariwŏn Railway Bureau. There are 28 stations on the line, and the average distance...
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(Korean: 리명수체육단) is a North Korean professional football club based in Sariwŏn. Despite never winning the DPR Korea League, Rimyŏngsu supplied four players...
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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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Sariwon Youth Stadium (사리원청년경기장) is a multi-purpose stadium in Sariwon, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds...
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Pyongyang to the Joint Security Area at the Korean Demilitarized Zone via Sariwon and Kaesong. The distance to Seoul in South Korea is present on signs on...
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