Korean Demilitarized Zone

demilitarized zone in Korea

Panmunjom (also spelled Panmunjeom) was a village just north of the de facto border between North Korea and South Korea, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that ended the Korean War was signed. It was located in what is now Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, and Panmun-guyok, Kaesong, North Korea. The building where the armistice was signed still stands.

Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri (), Panmun-guyok, Kaesong Special City, 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 South Korean and Western media.

portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face

de facto land border between North and South Korea

International body charged with overseeing the armistice between North and South Korea.

train station in South Korea

one of four known tunnels located under the border between North Korea and South Korea

Daeseong-dong (also called Tae Sung Dong, and Jayu-ui Maeul) is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The village is about 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km (7.5 miles) from the city of Kaesong, North Korea. , the village has 138 residents, mostly elderly.

Conflict in Korea Demitilarized Zone started in 1966-1969

United Nations military post in Korea

multinational forces commission to defend the ceasefire in the Korean Conflict

thumb|The statue in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico (2024) Greetingman () is a South Korean modern sculpture project. Its main artist is sculptor Yoo Young-ho. The concept provides a man, 6 meters high, bowing in a typically Asian greeting gesture. The blue color symbolizes a lack of prejudice.