Mount Kumgang
Also known as Mount Kumgang – Diamond Mountain from the Sea, Diamond Mountain, Kumgang Mountains, Kŭmgangsan, Monts Kumgang, Mount Geungang, Mount Kumgang, Mount Kŭmgang, Mt. Geumgang, Mt. Kŭmgang, 금강산
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
North Korea
Inscribed
2025
List reference
1642
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Mount Kumgang is about 65 km north-west of Sokcho. The nearest other World Heritage site is Namhansanseong, about 150 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Sokcho · about 85,000 peopleabout 65 km south-east
- Anbyon · about 38,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Wonsan · about 329,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Chuncheon · about 227,000 peopleabout 95 km south
- Munchon · about 74,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
- Gangneung · about 181,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South KoreaCultural154 km away
South KoreaCultural154 km away
South KoreaCultural155 km away
South KoreaCultural165 km away
South KoreaCultural181 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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