Hoeryong concentration camp (closed) (Hoeryŏng)
Korea (North) /
Hamgyongbukto /
Hoeryong /
Hoeryŏng
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World / North Korea / Hamgyŏng-bukto
military, prison, concentration camp, historical layer / disappeared object
The camp was closed in 2012. "The Korean People's Guard Unit No. 2209" or "State Security Agency Pailsan District Unit," there were an estimated 20,000-50,000 prisoners held in concentration Camp 22.
See for (Korean) description: nk.chosun.com/news/news.html?ACT=detail&res_id=26746
and english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200212/20021205003...
회령/會寧22
See for (Korean) description: nk.chosun.com/news/news.html?ACT=detail&res_id=26746
and english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200212/20021205003...
회령/會寧22
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoeryong_concentration_camp
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°33'15"N 129°54'32"E
- Chigyŏng / Small prisoners family camp (prisoners village) 6.5 km
- Execution place 24 km
- Chongori concentration camp 40 km
- Military base 49 km
- Unknown Naval base 49 km
- Fortifications 50 km
- Fortifications 50 km
- Military Barracks 57 km
- Early warning radar site 63 km
- Radar base 68 km
- I-dong / Families of single prisoners village 3.2 km
- Gul-san 8.5 km
- Banghang-ryong 12 km
- Segye-bong 12 km
- Sinhakp'o-yŏk railway station 14 km
- Station 18 km
- Kyongwon County 24 km
- Kyonghung County 24 km
- Chongsŏn station 25 km
- Onsong County 30 km
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