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Samjiyŏn is a city in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. It takes its name from three lakes in the city, which are collectively known as the Samjiyŏn. Samjiyŏn is situated near Mount Paektu, and tour groups fly to the city's airport to see the mountain, which holds significance in North Korean mythology.
Many houses and buildings in Samjiyŏn have been upgraded in recent decades, and many new buildings, including a recreational centre for youths, were finished in 2005. Popular activities in Samjiyŏn are skiing and various activities for schoolchildren, who use the surrounding area of Mt. Paektu for various scouting-like operations in conjunction with school-led vacations or outings.
In December 2019, Kim Jong-un opened a completed expansion of the existing township, described by state media as a "modern" city with residences and industrial parks.[2] The city was known as a county until the decision of an upgraded its status in December 2019. The modernization of Samjiyon City is to also help boost tourism to North Korea (DPRK).[3]
Samjiyŏn is served by the Korean People's Air Force along with the national flag carrier Air Koryo which operates scheduled flights and charter services between Samjiyŏn and P'yŏngyang, Wŏnsan and Ch'ŏngjin. In 2005, the airport was closed due to major renovations, which were partially underwritten by the Hyundai corporation.
Rail
Samjiyŏn city is served by the narrow-gaugeSamjiyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway. Construction of a new, 78 kilometres (48 mi) standard-gauge line from the Pukbunaeryuk Line at Hyesan to Samjiyŏn is underway since 2008, with 80% of the roadbed and 70% of lineside structures being complete as of June 2015;[4] the new terminus station is to be at Chunghŭng-ri, Samjiyŏn city.[5]
Hyesan No.1/Wangdŏk Railway Station
The current presidential train station is located near Ŭihwa-ri in Poch'ŏn county, Ryanggang, in a very narrow gorge, making aerial attack difficult. The facilities of this station are much more sophisticated than the nearby civilian Hyesan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Station.[6] Officially called Hyesan No.1 Railway Station, it is commonly known as Wangdŏk Station due to the original 1985 station having been built only 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Wangdŏk.[6]
The first station was built in 1985, but as it was easily viewed from China, in 1989 it was destroyed and moved to a second site, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the current third site. However, on inspecting the completed facilities, Kim Il-sung deemed it unsuitable, as it was in view of China's mountains. Ordering a third rebuild, the second station was taken over by the Samjiyŏn Precision Machinery Factory (the No. 95 Munitions Factory) after completion of the current, third site, in 1992.[6] This third station is located directly on the Paektu Mountain Tourist Road, which gives direct access to Kim Il-sung's palace compound. 20 civilian personnel and two military squads protect the area immediately around the station. During the annual presidential visit in July or August, the entire civilian population is employed to clean the transportation system and local environment.[6]
Tourism
The Samjiyon Grand Monument
The Samjiyon Grand Monument consists of four groups of sculptures called On the Battlefield, Fatherland, Longing, and Forwards.[7]
Presidential palaces
Samjiyŏn has been a holiday resort and destination for two presidents of North Korea. Both Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il have established palaces and compounds in the area, accessed by a specially developed and exclusive railway station for the presidential train.
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North Korea Uncovered 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, (North Korea Google Earth) a Google Earth map of most of Samjiyŏn's monuments, tourist facilities, and political residencies.
A collection of photos from in and around Samjiyon
Samjiyon County Changes Its Appearance picture album at Naenara
January 28, 2023
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For the lake see Samji Lake For the tablet computer see Samjiyon tablet computer For the musical group see Samjiyon Band This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information December 2019 Samjiyŏn is a city in Ryanggang Province North Korea It takes its name from three lakes in the city which are collectively known as the Samjiyŏn Samjiyŏn is situated near Mount Paektu and tour groups fly to the city s airport to see the mountain which holds significance in North Korean mythology Samjiyŏn 삼지연시Municipal CityKorean transcription s Chosŏn gŭl삼지연시 Hancha三池淵市 McCune ReischauerSamjiyŏn si Revised RomanizationSamjiyeon siView of Samjiyon in 2008Map of Ryanggang showing the location of SamjiyonSamjiyŏnLocation within North KoreaCoordinates 41 48 N 128 19 E 41 800 N 128 317 E 41 800 128 317 Coordinates 41 48 N 128 19 E 41 800 N 128 317 E 41 800 128 317CountryNorth KoreaProvinceRyanggangAdministrative divisions10 dong 6 riArea Total1 326 14 km2 512 03 sq mi Elevation1 381 m 4 531 ft Population 2008 Total31 471 1 DialectHamgyŏngTime zoneUTC 9 Pyongyang Time Many houses and buildings in Samjiyŏn have been upgraded in recent decades and many new buildings including a recreational centre for youths were finished in 2005 Popular activities in Samjiyŏn are skiing and various activities for schoolchildren who use the surrounding area of Mt Paektu for various scouting like operations in conjunction with school led vacations or outings In December 2019 Kim Jong un opened a completed expansion of the existing township described by state media as a modern city with residences and industrial parks 2 The city was known as a county until the decision of an upgraded its status in December 2019 The modernization of Samjiyon City is to also help boost tourism to North Korea DPRK 3 Contents 1 Administrative divisions 2 Transportation 2 1 Air 2 2 Rail 2 2 1 Hyesan No 1 Wangdŏk Railway Station 3 Tourism 4 Presidential palaces 5 Climate 6 Sport 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksAdministrative divisions EditSamjiyŏn is divided into 10 dong neighborhoods and 6 ri villages Ikkal dong 이깔동 Kwangmyŏngsŏng dong 광명성동 Mubong dong 무봉동 Ohomultong dong ５호물동동 Paektusanmiryŏng dong 백두산밀영동 Pegaebong dong 베개봉동 P ot ae dong 포태동 Ponnamu dong 봇나무동 Rimyŏngsu dong 리명수동 Sinmusŏng dong 신무성동 Chunghŭng ri 중흥리 Hŭnggyesu ri 흥계수리 Sobaeksan ri 소백산리 Paeksam ri 백삼리 Posŏ ri 보서리 T ongsin ri 통신리 Transportation EditAir Edit Main article Samjiyŏn Airport Samjiyŏn Airport Samjiyŏn is served by the Korean People s Air Force along with the national flag carrier Air Koryo which operates scheduled flights and charter services between Samjiyŏn and P yŏngyang Wŏnsan and Ch ŏngjin In 2005 the airport was closed due to major renovations which were partially underwritten by the Hyundai corporation Rail Edit Samjiyŏn city is served by the narrow gauge Samjiyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway Construction of a new 78 kilometres 48 mi standard gauge line from the Pukbunaeryuk Line at Hyesan to Samjiyŏn is underway since 2008 with 80 of the roadbed and 70 of lineside structures being complete as of June 2015 4 the new terminus station is to be at Chunghŭng ri Samjiyŏn city 5 Hyesan No 1 Wangdŏk Railway Station Edit The current presidential train station is located near Ŭihwa ri in Poch ŏn county Ryanggang in a very narrow gorge making aerial attack difficult The facilities of this station are much more sophisticated than the nearby civilian Hyesan Ch ŏngnyŏn Station 6 Officially called Hyesan No 1 Railway Station it is commonly known as Wangdŏk Station due to the original 1985 station having been built only 2 kilometres 1 2 mi from Wangdŏk 6 The first station was built in 1985 but as it was easily viewed from China in 1989 it was destroyed and moved to a second site 2 kilometres 1 2 mi north of the current third site However on inspecting the completed facilities Kim Il sung deemed it unsuitable as it was in view of China s mountains Ordering a third rebuild the second station was taken over by the Samjiyŏn Precision Machinery Factory the No 95 Munitions Factory after completion of the current third site in 1992 6 This third station is located directly on the Paektu Mountain Tourist Road which gives direct access to Kim Il sung s palace compound 20 civilian personnel and two military squads protect the area immediately around the station During the annual presidential visit in July or August the entire civilian population is employed to clean the transportation system and local environment 6 Tourism Edit The Samjiyon Grand Monument The Samjiyon Grand Monument consists of four groups of sculptures called On the Battlefield Fatherland Longing and Forwards 7 Presidential palaces EditSamjiyŏn has been a holiday resort and destination for two presidents of North Korea Both Kim Il sung and Kim Jong il have established palaces and compounds in the area accessed by a specially developed and exclusive railway station for the presidential train Climate EditSamjiyon has a subarctic climate transitioning into a humid continental climate Koppen climate classification Dwc Dwb with cool summers and cold dry winters Climate data for Samjiyon North Korea 1991 2020 normals extremes 1976 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 5 3 41 5 12 0 53 6 14 7 58 5 24 5 76 1 32 9 91 2 29 8 85 6 32 3 90 1 34 2 93 6 29 0 84 2 23 8 74 8 18 0 64 4 10 2 50 4 34 2 93 6 Average high C F 10 2 13 6 6 7 19 9 0 9 30 4 7 8 46 0 15 4 59 7 19 8 67 6 22 6 72 7 22 0 71 6 17 1 62 8 9 8 49 6 0 8 30 6 8 6 16 5 7 3 45 1 Daily mean C F 16 9 1 6 13 7 7 3 7 2 19 0 1 5 34 7 8 5 47 3 13 2 55 8 16 8 62 2 16 1 61 0 10 0 50 0 2 6 36 7 6 6 20 1 14 5 5 9 0 8 33 4 Average low C F 23 2 9 8 20 9 5 6 14 7 5 5 5 1 22 8 1 8 35 2 7 0 44 6 11 7 53 1 11 0 51 8 3 3 37 9 3 9 25 0 12 4 9 7 20 5 4 9 5 5 22 1 Record low C F 42 0 43 6 42 0 43 6 33 6 28 5 23 0 9 4 9 0 15 8 3 7 25 3 0 0 32 0 3 8 25 2 11 7 10 9 25 5 13 9 31 4 24 5 37 7 35 9 42 0 43 6 Average precipitation mm inches 14 7 0 58 17 5 0 69 31 5 1 24 46 5 1 83 91 4 3 60 128 5 5 06 188 9 7 44 188 9 7 44 72 6 2 86 42 3 1 67 44 7 1 76 23 6 0 93 891 1 35 08 Average precipitation days 0 1 mm 9 4 8 7 11 8 11 3 15 0 16 9 17 0 15 5 9 0 8 7 12 3 11 9 147 5Average snowy days 14 5 12 5 16 7 12 6 4 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 6 7 16 0 17 2 101 2Average relative humidity 76 8 72 6 69 5 66 1 68 2 78 1 84 1 84 5 77 1 69 9 75 8 78 1 75 1Source 1 KMA 8 Source 2 NOAA extremes 9 Sport EditIt has one of the three speed skating ovals in the country 10 See also Edit North Korea portalList of cities in North Korea Geography of North KoreaReferences Edit 조선중앙통계국 2008년 인구 조사 2009년 Shin Hyonhee 2 December 2019 North Korea s Kim celebrates completion of modern mountainous city Reuters Retrieved 2 December 2019 Newstream Samjiyon Railway Line North Korean Economy Watch Retrieved 25 June 2018 혜산 삼지연 철길 정치적 의도 내포 Radio Free Asia Retrieved 25 June 2018 a b c d Kim Jong Il s Personal Train Station in Hyesan 19 September 2007 Bartas Magnus Ekman Fredrik 2014 Hirvioidenkin on kuoltava Ryhmamatka Pohjois Koreaan All Monsters Must Die An Excursion to North Korea in Finnish Translated by Eskelinen Heikki Helsinki Tammi p 66 ISBN 978 951 31 7727 0 30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea 1991 2020 PDF in Korean Korea Meteorological Administration pp 200 264 and 343 Archived PDF from the original on 29 January 2022 Retrieved 20 March 2022 Global Surface Summary of the Day GSOD National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved January 26 2023 Rink card of Icestadion Samji Samjion Samjiyŏn www speedskatingnews info Retrieved 25 June 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samjiyon North Korea Uncovered Archived 2012 01 14 at the Wayback Machine North Korea Google Earth a Google Earth map of most of Samjiyŏn s monuments tourist facilities and political residencies A collection of photos from in and around Samjiyon Samjiyon County Changes Its Appearance picture album at Naenara Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samjiyon amp oldid 1135828839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
