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Encyclopedia: Gyeongju

Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent tourist destination in eastern South Korea. It lies in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province, on the coast of the Sea of Japan (East Sea). Nearby cities include the industrial centers Ulsan and Pohang. Numerous low mountains, outliers of the Taebaek range, are scattered throughout the city.

Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, a fact to which it owes its present-day prominence. The Silla kingdom arose at the turn of the 1st millennium, and ruled most of the Korean Peninsula from the 7th to the 9th centuries. A vast number of sites from this period remain in the city today. After the kingdom fell, the city gradually declined in importance.

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How to say "Gyeongju" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	庆州
	(Japanese)	慶州市
	(German)	Gyeongju
	(French)	Gyeongju

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Silla

established a unified kingdom in Korea. The capital of the Silla kingdom was Gyeongju (慶州). A great number of Silla tombs can still be found in the centre of Gyeongju. Silla tombs took the form of a... can be found all over Gyeongju. The historic area around Gyeongju was added to the UNESCO World...

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Jungang Line

Jungang Line Korean Name Revised Romanization Jungangseon McCune-Reischauer Hangul 중앙선 Hanja 中央線 The Jungang Line is a railway line connecting Seoul to Gyeongju in South... of the Daegu Line; and Gyeongju on the Donghae Nambu Line. From Gyeongju, some trains continue...

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Daegu Line

frequent passenger trains between Seoul (via the Gyeongbu Line), Dongdaegu, and Gyeongju, Pohang, and...

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Donghae Nambu Line

the Jangsaengpo and Ulsanhang Lines; Gyeongju, historic city and terminus of the Jungang Line...

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Gyeongsang

province takes its name from the cities of Namgyeong (남경; 南京) (modern-day Gyeongju) and Sangju (�... cities in the region are Busan, Daegu, and Ulsan. Other cities of note are Gyeongju (the former...

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Cheomseongdae astronomical observatory

The Cheomseongdae astronomical observatory ( 첨성대 ), also spelled Chomsongdae , is an astronomical observatory which was built circa 647 in Silla, one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea. It was constructed under the rule of Queen Seondeok near Gyeongju (慶州), the capital of the kingdom...

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Korea Train Express

shifts to run fully on high-speed tracks. Construction of the second phase linking Daegu and Gyeongju...

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Gyeongbu Line

("East Daegu") 동대구 東大邱 Daegu Line Yeongcheon Yeongju, Andong, Jecheon, Gyeongju, Pohang...��포 Gaya Line Haeundae Busanjin 부산진 Donghae Bukbu Line Haeundae, Ulsan, Gyeongju, Pohang...

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North Gyeongsang

, Andong, Gumi, Gyeongju, and Pohang. Administrative divisions North Gyeongsang is divided into 10.... Cities Andong (안동시; 安東市) Gimcheon (김천시; 金泉市) Gyeongju (경주시; 慶州�...

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Nara, Nara

is 211.60 km². Todaiji, location of the Great Buddha of Nara Sister Cities Gyeongju, the...

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