Pyongyang

Pyongyang (, literally: "Flat Land") is the caipital an lairgest ceety o North Korea (Democratic Fowkrepublic o Korea), locatit on the Taedong River.

 Etymology 
Ane o its mony historic names is Ryugyŏng (류경; 柳京), or "caipital o willaes", as willae trees hae aaways been numerous throughoot the ceety's history, an mony poems hae been written aboot thir willaes. Even the day, Pyongyang haes numerous willae trees, wi mony buildings an places haein "Ryugyŏng" in thair names.  The maist notable o thir is the uncompleted Ryugyŏng Hotel.

Its ither historic names include Kisŏng, Hwangsŏng, Rakrang, Sŏgyŏng, Sŏdo, Hogyŏng, an Changan.  Durin the Japanese rule it wis kent as Heijō, which is simply the Japanese readin o the Cheenese characters  which comprise the name Pyongyang.

 Sister ceeties 
  Kathmandu, Nepal
  Jakarta, Indonesie
  Moscow, Roushie
  Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
  Tianjin, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae

References


Category:Populatit places in North Korea
Category:Caipitals in Asie
Category:Directly Govrened Ceeties an Special Admeenistrative Regions o North Korea