UNESCO World Heritage Site | |||||||||
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Location | Ji'an, Jilin, China | ||||||||
Part of | Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom | ||||||||
Reference | 1135-002 | ||||||||
Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) | ||||||||
Area | 59.24 ha (146.4 acres) | ||||||||
Coordinates | 41°8′19.4″N 126°10′34.3″E / 41.138722°N 126.176194°E | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 國內城 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 国内城 | ||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||
Hangul | 국내성 | ||||||||
Hanja | 國內城 | ||||||||
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Gungnaeseong (Korean: 국내성; Hanja: 國內城) or Guonei (Chinese: 國內) was the capital of the ancient Korean[1] kingdom of Goguryeo, which was located in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula.[2] The perimeter of its outer fortress measures 2,686m.[3] It is located in present day Ji'an city, Jilin province, northeast China. Because of its historical importance and exceptional architecture, Gungnae was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.[4] It is part of the Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom World Heritage Site, together with nearby Hwando Mountain City and the Onyeosan City, in modern northeast China.
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