Songam Cavern

Songam Cavern

Infobox Korean name|context=north
hangul=송암동굴
hanja=松巖洞窟
rr=Song-am Donggul
mr=Song'am Tonggul

Songam Cavern is a major tourist venue in North Korea. It consists of 17 well lit karst caves full of picturesque stone formations including stalactites and stalagmites. The cavern is located in Kaech'ŏn-si, South Pyongan Province.

Among the 70 scenic sites within the caverns are the flower gate (Kkotmun Dong), a waterfall (Phokpho Dong), an underground snowscape (Solgyong Dong) and a series of geological curiosities named Kiam Dong.

The venue is lighted and air conditioned. International tourism to the site is administered through the Korea International Travel Agency in Pyongyang.

ee also

*Tourism in North Korea
*List of Korea-related topics

External links

* [http://www.kcckp.net/en/periodic/f_trade/index.php?contents+246+2005-02+16+10 Songam Cavern's page at Naenara]


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