Dora Observatory is on the

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n side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of

Dorasan Dorasan or Mount Dora is a 156-metre hill on the north bank of the Imjin River in northernmost Paju, South Korea. It lies very near the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The hill gives its name to several nearby landmarks, including Dorasan Station an ...

(Mount Dora) in

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, the observatory provides

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across the

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. Visitors can see the

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n territory through binoculars from the 304 square feet, 500-person capacity observatory. They are able to see the North Korean propaganda village situated in the DMZ, and can also see the city of Kaesong. The observatory is very close to the Third North Korean Infiltration Tunnel dug by North Koreans into the South. The

Dorasan Station Dorasan station is a railway station situated on the Gyeongui Line, which used to connect North Korea and South Korea and has since been restored. Dorasan station is located approximately 650 meters (710 yards) from the southern boundary of the Ko ...

, also nearby, is designed to be the station that connects the railroads of the South and North one day in the future.

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