Seoul: Changgyeong Palace
Changgyeong Palace, with downtown Seoul in the background.
Seoul
national capital, South Korea
Also known as: Gyeongseong, Hansŏng, Hanseong, Hanyang, Kyŏngsŏng, Sŏul, Sŏul-t’ŭkpyŏlsi
- Formally:
- Seoul-teugbyeolsi (“Special City of Seoul”)
News •
South Korean lawmakers seek independent probe as Yoon's lawyers warn detention may spark 'civil war'
• Jan. 9, 2025, 5:50 AM ET (AP)
South Korean anti-corruption agency receives new court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon
• Jan. 7, 2025, 6:43 AM ET (AP)
North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
• Jan. 7, 2025, 6:03 AM ET (AP)
South Korean anti-corruption agency and police debate tougher measures to detain impeached president
• Jan. 6, 2025, 5:26 AM ET (AP)
South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea
• Jan. 6, 2025, 3:25 AM ET (AP)
Seoul, city and capital of South Korea (the Republic of Korea). It is located on the Han River (Han-gang) in the northwestern part of the country, with the city center some 37 miles (60 km) inland from the Yellow Sea (west). Seoul is the cultural, economic, and political center of South Korea. Except for a brief interregnum (1399–1405), Seoul was the capital of Korea from 1394 until the formal division of the country in 1948. The name itself has come to mean “capital” in the Korean language. The city was popularly called Seoul in Korean during both the Joseon (Yi) ...(100 of 3325 words)