Hoeryong
Also known as Hoeryeong, Hoeryŏng, Hoeryeong-si
Hoeryŏng (Hangul: "회령시", ) is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It is located opposite Jilin Province, China, with the Tumen River in between. Sanhe (三合鎮), in Longjing City, is the closest Chinese town across the river. Hoeryŏng is the birthplace of Kim Il Sung's first wife and Kim Jong Il's mother, Kim Jong Suk. The Hoeryong Revolutionary Site commemorates the birthplace.
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- Hoeryong
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- Municipal City
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- Korean
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- Chosŏn'gŭl
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- 회령시
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- Hancha
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- Hoeryŏng-si
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- Hoeryeong-si
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- Hoeryong City Centre
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- Civil unrest
- 2016 Flood
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Hoeryŏng (Hangul: "회령시", ) is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It is located opposite Jilin Province, China, with the Tumen River in between. Sanhe (三合鎮), in Longjing City, is the closest Chinese town across the river. Hoeryŏng is the birthplace of Kim Il Sung's first wife and Kim Jong Il's mother, Kim Jong Suk. The Hoeryong Revolutionary Site commemorates the birthplace.
The former Hoeryŏng concentration camp (Kwalliso No. 22) was located from the city.
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