There are more than a dozen leader's residences in North Korea, according to
Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Il (born Yuri Kim; 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader of North Korea from Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung, the de ...
's former bodyguard Lee Young-kuk. Many of the residences were identified on satellite images in the
North Korea Uncovered project.
Ryongsong Residence is the central residence of
Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un (born 8 January 1983 or 1984) is a North Korean politician and dictator who has served as supreme leader of North Korea since 2011 and general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is the third son of Kim ...
. All residences are kept secret by the North Korean government and few photographs exist.
See also
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Official residence
An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless of whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either their own or that of th ...
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North Korean leaders' trains
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North Korea Uncovered
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List of leaders of North Korea
The following is a list of ''de jure'' and ''de facto'' leaders of North Korea since its founding in 1948.
* General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
* President of the State Affairs of North Korea (since 2016)
* President of North Korea ...
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Blue House - the southern equivalent in the Republic of Korea
References
External links
* – Project for comprehensive mapping of North Korea
* – Detailed satellite pictures of six North Korean leader's residences
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Official residences
Kim family (North Korea)
North Korea-related lists
Residential buildings in North Korea
Government buildings in North Korea