Tohamsan () is a mountain with a height of in

Gyeongju Gyeongju (, ), historically known as Seorabeol (, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering with a population of ...

in southeastern South Korea. It is part of the minor

Dongdae Mountains The Dongdae Mountains () are a small outlying range of the Taebaek Mountains. They run along the east coast of South Korea through the cities of Pohang, Gyeongju, and Ulsan. Notable peaks include Toham Mountain in Gyeongju National Park, as we ...

range. The mountain lies within

Gyeongju National Park Gyeongju National Park () is a national park in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the country's only historical national park. It was designated the country's national park on December 31, 1968. The park covers many of the ...

and is the site of a large number of historic relics. The

Silla Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...

-era Buddhist shrines of

Bulguksa Bulguksa () is a Buddhist temple on Tohamsan, in Jinhyeon-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and contains six National Treasures, including the Dabotap and Seokgata ...

and

Seokguram Seokguram () is a hermitage and part of the Bulguksa temple complex in Gyeongju, South Korea. It and Bulguksa are both on the mountain Tohamsan, although the two are separated by distance of around . The grotto overlooks the East Sea and rests ...

are on its slopes. The mountain stands at the intersection of three

subdivisions of Gyeongju The primary subdivisions of Gyeongju in South Korea consist of 4 ''eup'', 8 ''myeon'', and 11 ''dong''. These units are the same into which all of the cities and counties of South Korea are divided. The ''dong'' units occupy the area of the city ...

: Bulguk-dong, Bodeok-dong, and Yangbuk-myeon. The

Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it ...

can be seen from the peak, as can

Gyeongju Basin The Gyeongju Basin is a landform in Gyeongju city, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It forms part of the watershed of the Hyeongsan River, which flows north through the basin where it is joined by the Bukcheon, Namcheon, Daecheon, and So ...

, which includes the city center.(in Korean
토함산 吐含山 (Tohamsan)

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During the

period, Toham mountain was referred to as ''Dongak'' (東嶽), literally meaning "East Big Mountain", and considered a guardian mountain of the country, so that major rituals were held.

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근교산 & 그너머 <365> 경주 토함산
at Kookje Sinmun Mountains of Gyeongju Mountains of South Korea {{NorthGyeongsang-geo-stub

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