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Hamhŭng (Hamhŭng-si) is North Korea's second largest city, and the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province. [1]

57 relations: An Sugil, Andrew Natsios, Chemical industry, China, City, East Germany, Geography of North Korea, Government of North Korea, Hamgyŏng dialect, Hamhŭng University of Chemical Industry, Hamhung concentration camp, Hamhung Grand Theatre, Hangul, Hanja, House of Yi, Humid continental climate, Hungnam, Industry, Joseon, Köppen climate classification, Korea under Japanese rule, Korean People's Army, Korean War, Kwannam, List of cities in North Korea, List of provinces of Balhae, McCune–Reischauer, Museum, North Korea, North Korean famine, Oro concentration camp, Pyongra Line, Pyongyang, Rail transport, Red Army, Regions of Korea, Reuters, Revised Romanization of Korean, Richard E. Kim, Shanghai, Sino-Soviet split, Sister city, South Hamgyong Province, South Korea, Special cities of North Korea, Supreme People's Assembly, Taejo of Joseon, Taejong of Joseon, Textile, The Washington Post, ..., Toksan Airport, Transport in North Korea, Urban planning, Vinylon, Yang Hyong-sop, Yonggwang County, Yoon Kwang-cho. Expand index (7 more) »

An Sugil

Ahn Soo-kil (1911–1977) was a Korean novelist and journalist who devoted much of his life to depicting the lives of the Korean settlers in Jiandao, Manchuria.

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Andrew Natsios

Andrew S. Natsios (born September 22, 1949) is an American public servant of Greek origin who has served in a number of Massachusetts and high level federal government positions.

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Chemical industry

The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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City

A city is a large human settlement.

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East Germany

East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR), existed from 1949 to 1990 and covers the period when the eastern portion of Germany existed as a state that was part of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War period.

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Geography of North Korea

North Korea is located in east Asia on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula.

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Government of North Korea

In the government of North Korea, the Cabinet is the administrative and executive body.

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Hamgyŏng dialect

The Hamgyŏng dialects, or Northeastern Korean, is a dialect of the Korean language used in southern North Hamgyŏng, South Hamgyŏng, and Ryanggang Provinces of North Korea, as well as the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture of northeast China.

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Hamhŭng University of Chemical Industry

Kim Jong-Un Hamhŭng University of Chemical Industry is a university in Hamhung, North Korea.

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Hamhung concentration camp

Hamhung concentration camp (also spelled Hamheung) is a reeducation camp in North Korea.

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Hamhung Grand Theatre

The Hamhung Grand Theatre (함흥대극장, 咸興大劇場) is a theatre located in Hamhung, North Korea.

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Hangul

The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul (from Korean hangeul 한글), has been used to write the Korean language since its creation in the 15th century by Sejong the Great.

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Hanja

Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters.

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House of Yi

The House of Yi or Korean Imperial Household, also called the Yi Dynasty or known as Yi clan of Jeonju, was the household of Joseon and the Korean Empire, consisting of the descendants of Yi Seonggye, the founder of Joseon, known by his posthumous name, Taejo ("highest ancestor").

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Humid continental climate

A humid continental climate (Köppen prefix D and a third letter of a or b) is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, which is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) winters.

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Hungnam

Hŭngnam is a district of Hamhung, the third largest city in North Korea.

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Industry

Industry is the production of goods or related services within an economy.

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Joseon

The Joseon dynasty (also transcribed as Chosŏn or Chosun, 조선; officially the Kingdom of Great Joseon, 대조선국) was a Korean dynastic kingdom that lasted for approximately five centuries.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Korea under Japanese rule

Korea under Japanese rule began with the end of the short-lived Korean Empire in 1910 and ended at the conclusion of World War II in 1945.

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Korean People's Army

The Korean People's Army (KPA) is an institution of the Workers' Party of Korea, and constitutes the de facto military force of North Korea.

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Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

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Kwannam

Kwannam is a traditional Korean term used to refer to the southern region of Hamgyong province, including portions of modern-day North Hamgyong and South Hamgyong, North Korea.

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List of cities in North Korea

The important cities of North Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces.

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List of provinces of Balhae

The Balhae (or Bohai) kingdom controlled the northern Korean Peninsula, the area from the Amur River (Heilong Jiang) to the Strait of Tartary, and the Liaodong Peninsula.

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McCune–Reischauer

McCune–Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems.

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Museum

A museum (plural musea or museums) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance.

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North Korea

North Korea (Chosŏn'gŭl:조선; Hanja:朝鮮; Chosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.

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North Korean famine

The North Korean famine, which together with the accompanying general economic crisis are known as the Arduous March or The March of Suffering (고난의 행군) in North Korea, occurred in North Korea from 1994 to 1998.

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Oro concentration camp

Kyo-hwa-so No.

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Pyongra Line

The P'yŏngra Line is an electrified standard-gauge trunk line of the Korean State Railway in North Korea, running from P'yŏngyang to Rajin, where it connects with the Hambuk Line.

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Pyongyang

Pyongyang, or P'yŏngyang, is the capital and largest city of North Korea.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Red Army

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Рабоче-крестьянская Красная армия (РККА), Raboche-krest'yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (RKKA), frequently shortened in Russian to Красная aрмия (КА), Krasnaya armiya (KA), in English: Red Army, also in critical literature and folklore of that epoch – Red Horde, Army of Work) was the army and the air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, and, after 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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Regions of Korea

Korea has traditionally been divided into a number of unofficial regions that reflect historical, geographical, and dialect boundaries within the peninsula.

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Reuters

Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Revised Romanization of Korean

The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea proclaimed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to replace the older McCune–Reischauer system.

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Richard E. Kim

Richard Eun Kook Kim (1932–2009) was a Korean–American writer and professor of literature.

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Shanghai

Shanghai (Wu Chinese) is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China and the most populous city proper in the world, with a population of more than 24 million.

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Sino-Soviet split

The Sino-Soviet split (1956–1966) was the breaking of political relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), caused by doctrinal divergences arising from each of the two powers' different interpretation of Marxism–Leninism as influenced by the national interests of each country during the Cold War.

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Sister city

Twin towns or sister cities are a form of legal or social agreement between towns, cities, counties, oblasts, prefectures, provinces, regions, states, and even countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.

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South Hamgyong Province

South Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngnamdo) is a province of North Korea.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.

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Special cities of North Korea

Special cities are one of the first-level administrative division within North Korea.

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Supreme People's Assembly

The Supreme People's Assembly (Chosongul: 최고 인민 회의) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea.

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Taejo of Joseon

Taejo of Joseon (27 October 1335 – 24 May 1408), born Yi Seong-gye, whose changed name is Yi Dan, was the founder and the first king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea reigning from 1392 to 1398, and the main figure in overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty.

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Taejong of Joseon

Taejong of Joseon (13 June 1367 – 30 May 1422) was the third king of the Joseon dynasty in Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great.

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Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres (yarn or thread).

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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Toksan Airport

Toksan Airport is an airport in Tŏksan-dong, Hamhŭng-si, Hamgyong-namdo, North Korea.

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Transport in North Korea

Transport in North Korea is constrained by economic problems and government restrictions.

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Urban planning

Urban planning is a technical and political process concerned with the development and design of land use in an urban environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks.

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Vinylon

Vinylon, also known as Vinalon, is a synthetic fiber produced from polyvinyl alcohol, using anthracite and limestone as raw materials.

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Yang Hyong-sop

Yang Hyong-sop (born 1 October 1925) is a North Korean politician.

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Yonggwang County

Yŏnggwang County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea.

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Yoon Kwang-cho

Yoon Kwang-cho (born January 30 1946) is a South Korean ceramic artist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamhung

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