Kanggye - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Kanggye: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanggye - Culture
Kanggye University of Education is located in the city. Places of tourist interest include Inphung Pavilion and Mount Ryonhwa. ... See ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eight Provinces Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Eight Provinces Korea - History
Eight Provinces Korea - Provinces before 1895. In 1413 (the 13th year of the reign of King Taejong), the northeastern boundary of Korea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Korea-related Topics 1-k: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Korea-related Topics 1-k - A
Aak Aegukga (South Korea) - Aegukka (North Korea) - Agency for National Security Planning - Ahn Chang-ho - Ahn Eak-tae - Ahn Jae Wook - A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Korea - Historical Summary
During the Unified Silla Period (AD 668-935), Korea was divided into nine Ju (주; 州), an old word for "province" that was used to name...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - History
Japanese rule of Korea ended after World War II in 1945. Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union north of the 38th Parallel and by the Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pyongan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pyongan - History
P'yŏngan Province was formed in 1413. Its name derived from the names of two of its principal cities, P'yŏngyang (평양; 平壤) and A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chagang: Encyclopedia Ii - Chagang - Administrative Divisions
Chagang is divided into 3 cities ("Si") and 15 counties ("Kun"). Cities Kanggye-si (강계시; 江界市; made into "si" from "gun" Dece...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - History
After Japanese rule of Korea ended after World War II in 1945, Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union north of the 38th Parallel and by t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transportation In North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Transportation In North Korea - Railways
total: 5,214 km standard gauge: 5,214 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2003) City with metro system: Pyongyang, reportedly the d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Economy
North Korea's economy has stagnated since the 1970s. The government refuses to release economic data, limiting the amount of reliable inf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Geography
North Korea is on the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula that extends 1,100 km from the Asian mainland. North Korea shares its bord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Administrative Divisions
As of 2005, North Korea consists of two Directly-Governed Cities (Chikhalsi; 직할시; 直轄市), three special regions with various de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Politics
North Korea's government is dominated by the Korean Workers' Party (KWP), to which 80 percent of government officials belong. The KWP fol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Culture
There is a vast personality cult around Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, and much of North Korea's literature, popular music, theater, and fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pyongan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pyongan - Geography
P'yŏngan was bounded on the east by Hamgyŏng, on the south by Hwanghae, on the west by the Yellow Sea, and on the north by China. The r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transportation In North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Transportation In North Korea - Ports And Harbors
Transportation in North Korea - East Coast. Ch'ongjin, Hungnam (Hamhung), Kosong, Kimch'aek, Najin, Namp'o, Sonbong, Wonsan Transporta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transportation In North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Transportation In North Korea - Airports
78 (2003 est.) Transportation in North Korea - Airports - with paved runways. total: 35 over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 23 1,524 to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eight Provinces Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Eight Provinces Korea - Modern-day Usage
The term Paldo ("Eight Provinces") is itself often used as a shorthand to denote Korea as a whole, or to describe the traditional folk cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Tourism
In principle, any person is allowed to travel to North Korea, and among those who actually go through the complex application process, al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Demographics
North Korea's population is one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogenous in the world, with only very small numbers of Chines...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Korea - Provinces Since The Division Of Korea
At the end of World War II in 1945, Korea was divided into American and Soviet zones of occupation. (See Division of Korea for more infor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Human Rights
Amnesty International and other human rights organizations accuse North Korea of having one of the worst human rights records of any nati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Korea - Provinces Of Joseon
In 1413, Korea (at that time called Joseon) was divided into eight provinces: Chungcheong, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Gyeongsang, Jeolla, Hamgyŏ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Religion
Religious activity is suppressed by the officially atheist state, especially Protestantism, which is seen as closely connected to the U.S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Culture
There is a vast personality cult around Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, and much of North Korea's literature, popular music, theater, and fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Tourism
In principle, any person is allowed to travel to North Korea, and among those who actually go through the complex application process, al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Human Rights
Amnesty International and other human rights organizations accuse North Korea of having one of the worst human rights records of any nati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Economy
North Korea's economy has stagnated since the 1970s. The government refuses to release economic data, hence limiting the amount of reliab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Korea-related Topics 1-k: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Korea-related Topics 1-k - B
Baby V.O.X. - Baduk - Baekje - Baewha Women's College - Bae Yong Jun - Baek Sang Seung - Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla - Bamboo Curtain - Ban K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Korea-related Topics 1-k: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Korea-related Topics 1-k - C
Calvin University - Camp 22 - Capital Baptist Theological Seminary - Catholic Sangji College - Catholic University of Daegu - Catholic Un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Korea - Provinces Of Unified Silla
In AD 660, the southeastern kingdom of Silla conquered Baekje in the southwest, and in 668, Silla conquered Goguryeo in the north with th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Korea - Provinces Of Goryeo
In 892, Gyeon Hwon founded the kingdom of Later Baekje in southwestern Silla, and in 918, Wanggeon (King Taejo) established the kingdom o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Korea - Districts Of Late Joseon
In 1895, Korea was redivided into 23 districts (Bu; 부; 府), each named for the city or county that was its capital. The districts were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Geography
North Korea is on the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula that extends 1,100 km from the Asian mainland. North Korea shares its bord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Administrative Divisions
As of 2005, North Korea consists of two Directly-Governed Cities (Chikhalsi; 직할시; 直轄市), three special regions with various de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Korea-related Topics 1-k: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Korea-related Topics 1-k - D
Dacom - Daebu Island - Daebul University - Daecheon College - Daedong College - Daeduk College - Daegaya - Daehan Graduate School of Theo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Provinces Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Provinces Of Korea - Provinces Of The Korean Empire
In 1896, the former eight provinces were restored, with five of them (Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla, Hamgyŏng, and P'yŏngan) being di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Korea-related Topics 1-k: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Korea-related Topics 1-k - F
Fan death - Far East University - Fifth Republic - Fin. K.L. - First Manchu expedition to Korea - First Republic Football World Cup 2002 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - North Korea - Politics
North Korea's government is dominated by the Korean Workers' Party (KWP), to which 80 percent of government officials belong. The KWP fol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kanggye: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanggye - Industry
From 1945, the manufacturing industry developed rapidly. Kanggye has a mining industry producing copper, zinc ore, coal and graphite. ....   » Read the article