Korean Demilitarized Zone

North-South Korean border barrier Korean Demilitarized Zone한반도/조선반도 비무장 지대Korean Peninsula View of the North from the southern side of the Joint Security AreaSite informationTypeDMZOpen to the publicAccess granted by North Korea or United Nations CommandConditionFully manned and operationalLocationThe Korean DMZ is denoted by the red highlighted area. The blue line indicates the international border. The four incursion tunnels are also shown.Length238 km (148 mi)Site historyBuilt by China United States North Korea South Korea United Nations Command In useSince 27 July 1953 (1953-07-27) (73 years ago)EventsDivision of KoreaKorean nameHangul한반도/조선반도 비무장 지대Hanja韓半島／朝鮮半島非武裝地帶RRHanbando/joseonbando bimujang jidaeMRHanbando/chosŏnbando pimujang chidae The Korean Demilitarized Zone (Korean: 한반도/조선반도 비무장 지대), also known as the Korean DMZ, KDMZ, or simply the DMZ, is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula which intersects the 38th parallel north. The DMZ is a border barrier that divides the peninsula roughly in half. It was established to serve as a demilitarized zone between the