North Korea
in Eastern Asia
Asia

National active POI Bordering countries
Country Quickfacts
Currency and Currency Code:
Won - KPW
Spoken languages:
Korean
Local electricity:
220 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
3G
ISO 2-Letter code:
KP
Internet top level domain:
.kp
Country phone prefix:
+850
Local Time (capital):
Timezone:
UTC/GMT offset: hours

Map of Korean Unesco Heritage Sites

Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about North Korea in Asia. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Complex of Koguryo Tombs. On the list since 2004. The youngest site is Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong. On the list since 2013.

Name Since
Complex of Koguryo Tombs
The property includes several group and individual tombs - totalling about 30 individual tombs - from the later period of the Koguryo Kingdom, one of the strongest kingdoms in nowadays northeast China...		 2004
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
Situated in Kaesong city, in the south of the country, the site consists of 12 separate components, which together testify to the history and culture of the Koryo Dynasty from the 10th to 14th centuri...		 2013