Namhyeon or ''Namhyeon-dong'' is a statutory division of
Gwanak District,
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
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South Korea
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Its name means "southern mountain pass". It is named because there was main mountain pass to pass over
Mt. Gwanak
''Gwanaksan'' ( Korean for Mt. Gwanak; 632 m) is a mountain in southern Seoul, South Korea. Portions lie in the Gwanak-gu and Geumcheon-gu districts of Seoul; other portions lie in the neighboring cities of Anyang, Gyeonggi and Gwacheon.
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in the past.
Points of interest
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Seoul Museum of Art, South Branch (SeMA Nam-Seoul)
See also
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Administrative divisions of South Korea
References
External links
Official websiteMap of the area
at the official website
Neighbourhoods of Gwanak-gu
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