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resolutions. To circumvent sanctions, North Korea imported the vehicles as logging trucks to be used under the
Ministry of Forestry, and subsequently modified them. The naming and exact purposes of the factories are not confirmed, as various defector accounts differ in location and purpose of the
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931:"North Korea's No. 65 Factory Is Not a Missile Base | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea"
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111:Map of Chagang showing the location of Chonchon
161: • Jonchon County Peoples' Committee
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256:Chŏnch'ŏn County is divided into 1
629:Korean language Britannica (Empas)
297:Unsong-rodongjagu (운송로동자구, 雲松勞動者區)
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903:"Identifying DPRK Machine Plants"
291:Ku'il-rodongjagu (고인로동자구, 古仁勞動者區)
288:Hwaam-rodongjagu (화암로동자구, 花岩勞動者區)
285:Hakmu-rodongjagu (학무로동자구, 鶴舞勞動者區)
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355:, 1984 m above sea level. The
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400:mines throughout the country
268:(workers' districts) and 11
70:Korean transcription(s)
624:Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
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469:2012 Day of the Sun parade
304:Ch'angp'yŏng-ri (창평리, 倉坪里)
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610:Chagang Province profile
593:Geography of North Korea
506:Japanese rule over Korea
338:Chinp'yŏng-ri (진평리, 津坪里)
319:Ch'angdŏng-ri (창덕리, 倉德里)
282:Chŏnch'ŏn-ŭp (전천읍, 前川邑))
252:Administrative divisions
233:, or county, in central
140:Administrative divisions
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668:"《배가의 노력을 기울이겠습니다》(반영)"
486:surface-to-air missiles
198:110/km (280/sq mi)
963:Kim Il Sung University
620:online encyclopedias:
335:Changrim-ri (장림리, 長林里)
313:Mup'yŏng-ri (무평리, 舞坪里)
310:Hwaryong-ri (화룡리, 化龍里)
241:. Originally part of
31:. For other uses, see
18:Chonchon (North Korea)
984:"전천군에 어린이교통공원 훌륭히 완공"
500:and has links to the
357:Chogyuryong Mountains
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678:on 29 September 2021
440:water supply network
326:Singye-ri (신계리, 新溪里)
307:Hoedŏk-ri (회덕리, 回德里)
195: • Density
96:Revised Romanization
1284:Counties of Chagang
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502:KPA Strategic Force
450:On 28 July 2017, a
329:Unp'o-ri (운포리, 雲浦里)
316:Rimal-ri (리만리, 梨滿里)
332:Waul-ri (와운리, 臥雲里)
187: • Total
174: • Total
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652:References
561:Manpo line
522:Hwasong-14
518:Hwasong-13
514:Hwasong-10
452:Hwasong-14
420:soft drink
353:Sungjoksan
265:rodongjagu
262:(town), 5
237:province,
182:Population
156:Government
1208:Chunggang
1188:Changgang
1037:"북한지역정보넷"
1013:"북한지역정보넷"
767:"북한지역정보넷"
740:"북한지역정보넷"
709:"북한지역정보넷"
565:Pyongyang
555:Transport
408:soy sauce
1278:Category
1233:Ryongrim
1218:Hyangsan
1213:Hwapyong
1198:Chonchon
1180:Counties
936:38 North
881:38 North
803:Archived
587:See also
520:and the
510:38 North
508:in WW2.
432:alluvium
128:Province
29:Chonchon
1253:Tongsin
1248:Songwon
1243:Songgan
1228:Rangrim
1193:Chasong
1165:Huichon
1160:Kanggye
1133:Kanggye
1126:Capital
829:Inverse
798:NK News
577:Kanggye
573:Hamhung
569:Kanggye
544:Culture
530:MAZ-543
473:WS51200
467:In the
424:grazing
390:Economy
376:cypress
235:Chagang
227:) is a
190:106,311
117:Country
1238:Sijung
1223:Kopung
1203:Chosan
1152:Cities
526:cupola
471:, six
396:mining
217:;
209:Korean
58:County
1263:Wiwon
1170:Manpo
384:aspen
380:birch
369:Frost
684:2021
575:and
567:and
559:The
481:UNSC
382:and
169:Area
1258:Usi
633:Map
616:In
230:kun
214:전천군
78:前川郡
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