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Also known as: Gyeongseong, Hansŏng, Hanseong, Hanyang, Kyŏngsŏng, Sŏul, Sŏul-t’ŭkpyŏlsi
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Chan Lee
Emeritus Professor of Geography, Seoul National University, Korea.
Chan Lee,
Woo-ik Yu
Professor of Geography, Seoul National University, South Korea; former South Korean ambassador to China; South Korean Minister of Unification.
Woo-ik Yu•All
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Seoul-teugbyeolsi (“Special City of Seoul”)
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Seoul, city and capital of South Korea (the Republic of Korea). It is located on the Han River (Han-gang) in the northwestern part of the country, with the city center some 37 miles (60 km) inland from the Yellow Sea (west). Seoul is the cultural, economic, and political center of South Korea. Except for a brief interregnum (1399–1405), Seoul was the capital of Korea from 1394 until the formal division of the country in 1948. The name itself has come to mean “capital” in the Korean language. The city was popularly called Seoul in Korean during both the Joseon (Yi) ...(100 of 3325 words)

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