Kijong-dong
Supposed village in North Korea, north of the DMZ / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, or Kijŏng tong is reportedly a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri (Korean: 평화리; Hancha: 平和里),[1] Panmun-guyok,[lower-alpha 1] Kaesong Special City, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).[2] Also known in North Korea as Peace Village (Korean: 평화촌; Hancha: 平和村; MR: p'yŏnghwach'on),[3] it has been widely referred to as 'Propaganda Village' (Korean: 선전마을; Hanja: 宣傳마을; RR: seonjeon maeul) by those outside North Korea, especially in South Korean and Western media.[4][5][6][7][2]
Kijong-dong
기정동 機井洞 | |
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Coordinates: 37.9453°N 126.6556°E / 37.9453; 126.6556 | |
Country | North Korea |
Special city | Kaesŏng-T'ŭkpyŏlsi |
Ward | P'anmun-guyŏk |
ri | P'yŏnghwa-ri |
Kijŏng-dong is one of two villages permitted to remain in the 4 km (2.5 mi) wide DMZ set up under the 1953 armistice during the Korean War;[6][8] the other is the South Korean village of Daeseong-dong,[8] 2.22 kilometers (1.38 mi) away.