Yodok concentration camp

Political prison camp in North Korea

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Kwan-li-so (penal labour colony) No.
dʌ̹k̚] ); Chosŏn'gŭl: 요덕 제15호 관리소 ), often known outside North Korea as Yodok concentration camp , was a political prison camp in North Korea located in South Hamgyong Province.
It was closed down in 2014.
The entrance to the valley is the 1,250 m (4,100 ft) Chaebong Pass to the east.

Kwan-li-so (penal labour colony) No. 15 Yodok (; Korean pronunciation: [jo.dʌ̹k̚]); Chosŏn'gŭl: 요덕 제15호 관리소), often known outside North Korea as Yodok concentration camp, was a political prison camp in North Korea located in South Hamgyong Province. The camp was used to segregate those seen as enemies of the state, punish them for political misdemeanors, and put them to hard labour. It was closed down in 2014.

Location

Yodok camp was about 110 km (70 mi) northeast of Pyongyang. It was located in Yodok County, South Hamgyong Province, stretching into the valley of the Ipsok River, surrounded by mountains: Paek-san 1,742 m (5,715 ft) to the north, Modo-san 1,833 m (6,014 ft) to the northwest, Tok-san 1,250 m (4,100 ft) to the west, and Byeongpung-san 1,152 m (3,780 ft) to the south. The entrance to the valley is the 1,250 m (4,100 ft) Chaebong Pass to the east. The streams from the valleys of these mountains form the Ipsok River, which flows downstream into the Yonghung River and eventually into the sea near Wonsan city.