Pyongyangarmymapservice1946 Yanggak Bridge

Yanggakdo, or Yanggak Island is a small island in the

Taedong River The Taedong River (Chosŏn'gŭl: ) is a large river in North Korea. The river rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north where it then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Namp'o.Suh, Dae-Sook (1987) "North Korea in 1986: Strengthening ...

, located about two kilometers to the south-east of the centre of the

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

n capital city

Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populatio ...

. It is connected to the northern and southern side of Pyongyang by the

Yanggak Bridge Yanggak Bridge (양각교) is the second (west–east) of the six major bridges on the Taedong River in Pyongyang. The middle of the bridge has an off-ramp to Yanggak Island Yanggakdo, or Yanggak Island is a small island in the Taedong River, loc ...

, which spans the island and separates it into a northeastern and southwestern part. The name means "Rams horn island" and is said to be derived from its shape. On its northeastern end the tall

Yanggakdo International Hotel The Yanggakdo International Hotel is the largest operating hotel in North Korea, pending the completion of the Ryugyong Hotel, and the country's seventh- or eighth-tallest building. The hotel is located on Yanggak Island in the River Taedong, to ...

is located, the second tallest building in North Korea. Adjacent to the hotel's southern side, there was originally a 9,000 square metre nine-hole golf course which as of 2011 had been demolished to make space for a new Chinese-funded health complex to be built. Also on the northeastern part of Yanggak Island, the

Pyongyang International Cinema Hall The International Cinema Hall () is a cinema located in North Korea.Democratic People's Republic ...

can be found, which hosts the opening and closing ceremonies of the

Pyongyang International Film Festival The Pyongyang International Film Festival is a biennial cultural exhibition held in Pyongyang, North Korea. Until 2002, the film festival was reserved to "non-aligned and other developing countries". History The event originated in 1987 as the Py ...

. The island's southwestern part houses the

Yanggakdo Stadium Yanggakdo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located on Yanggak Island in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was opened on 18 May 1989. In addition to the main foot ...

, which is a multi-purpose stadium that holds 30,000 people and was opened in 1989. File:Yanggakdo.jpg, Yanggak Island in August 2012; from front to rear: new health complex's construction site, International Cinema Hall, Yanggak Bridge, and Yanggakdo Stadium File: Yanggakdo International Hotel front side by night.jpg, Front side of Yanggakdo International Hotel by night File: Pyongyang as seen from Yanggakdo Hotel view north.jpg, Pyongyang as seen from the hotel, looking in northern direction File:Yangjiaodao.JPG, In August 2010 the golf course was still in use

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