Mount Kumgang Tourist Region
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The Mount Kumgang Tourist Region was a special administrative region of North Korea. It was geographically coterminous with Kumgang County, Kangwon Province. It was established in 2002 to handle South Korean tourist traffic to Mount Kumgang (Diamond Mountain). It was one of the symbols of the South Korean Sunshine Policy.[1] In January 2024, North Korea announced that they would close the Mount Kumgang International Tourism Administration.[2]
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Mount Kumgang Tourist Region 금강산국제관광특구 | |||||||||
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Former special administrative region of North Korea | |||||||||
2002–2024 | |||||||||
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• | 530 km2 (200 sq mi) | ||||||||
• Type | Tourist Region* | ||||||||
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• Established | 2002 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 2024 | ||||||||
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