Itaewon

Also known as Itʻaewŏn

Itaewon (; ) is a commercial area within the Itaewon-dong neighborhood of Yongsan District in Seoul, South Korea, known for its nightlife and multi-ethnic population.

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Vinony's link graph records 116 inbound references to Itaewon, and connects out to Namsan Seoul Tower, Gangnam and Seoul.

The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark, across 3 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Diplomatic districts, Entertainment districts in South Korea and Ethnic enclaves in South Korea.

Vinony links it to 20 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Itaewon
Settlement.translit_lang1: Korean
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Hangul
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: 이태원
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Hanja
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2: Itaewon
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: It'aewŏn
Settlement.image_skyline: Itaewon 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Itaewon food street, December 2022
Settlement.pushpin_map: South Korea Seoul
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: South Korea
Settlement.subdivision_type2: City
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Seoul
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Yongsan District
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Neighborhood
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Itaewon-dong

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Wikidata facts

Image: Korea-Seoul-Itaewon-Seoul Central Mosque-01.jpg

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Commons category: Itaewon
McCune–Reischauer romanization: It'aewŏn
Revised Romanization: Itaewon
hashtag: อิแทวอน

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Local attractions
Incidents
COVID-19 outbreak
2022 crowd crush
In popular culture
Transportation
See also
References
External links

Itaewon (; ) is a commercial area within the Itaewon-dong neighborhood of Yongsan District in Seoul, South Korea, known for its nightlife and multi-ethnic population.

==Etymology== "Itaewon" is derived from the name of an inn located there during the Joseon period. Today, the name alludes to the area's abundance of pear trees (梨泰院). According to a folktale, Itaewon was written using different Hanja characters that hinted at foreign babies (異胎院). When the Japanese invaded Seoul (1592–1593) during the Imjin War, a group of Japanese soldiers seized a Buddhist temple in what is now Itaewon, where Buddhist nuns lived. They proceeded to rape them and subsequently burned the temple. The homeless nuns settled nearby and eventually gave birth. People from neighboring villages named the area where the children were raised Itaewon in a portmanteau of terms meaning "different", "foreign", and "fetus". During the war, this was also where wounded and surrendered Japanese soldiers (이타인/異他人) were allowed to live.

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