Panghyŏn-dong is a neighbourhood that is an

exclave An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. An enclave can be an independent territory or part of a larger one. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is s ...

of the city of

Pyongyang Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

, used as a missile base. It is located near the city of

Kusong Kusŏng (; ) is a city in central North Pyongan province, North Korea. It borders Taegwan to the north, Taechon to the east, Kwaksan and Chongju to the south, and Chonma to the west. The highest point is Chongryongsan (청룡산, 920 m). E ...

, which it was formerly part of. The neighbourhood became part of Pyongyang in 2018. The area is restricted from foreign entry because of its involvement with the defense industry, and the residents get special treatment in food rations.

History

In 1954, Panghyŏn worker's district was created from Nam chang ri and parts of Chong songri, which was part of then Kusong County (which later became Kusong city). The workers district was named as such for the Simbang mountain known in

hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

as Panghyon. As a result of the promotion of Kusong county to Kusong city, it became part of Kusong city in 1967. The area was known as Panghyŏn worker's district until 1974, when it was demoted to Dong(neighbourhood).

Missiles

The neighbourhood was where the DPRK performed its first test launch of the "

Hwasong-14 The Hwasong-14 () is a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile developed by North Korea. It had its maiden flight on 4 July 2017, which coincided with the United States' Independence Day. North Korea is the only known operator of this missil ...

" in 2017.

References

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