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| Dorasan | |
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 Platform atDorasan Station with sign displaying distance to Seoul and Pyeongyang | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 37°54′1″N126°41′12″E / 37.90028°N 126.68667°E /37.90028; 126.68667 |
| Geography | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 도라산 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Dorasan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Torasan |
Dorasan (Korean: 도라산) orMount Dora is a 156-metre (512 ft) hill on the north bank of theImjin River in northernmostPaju,South Korea. It lies very near theKorean Demilitarized Zone. The hill gives its name to several nearby landmarks, includingDorasan Station and theMt. Dora Observatory, as well as to the local administrative unit Dorasan-ri.
The hill's name can be translated as "Silla City Mountain." According to legend, the last king ofSilla,King Gyeongsun, dwelt nearby after he gave up his throne toTaejo of Goryeo. Unable to return to Silla, King Gyeongsun would walk to the top of Dorasan and weep for his home inGyeongju. Due to this historical significance, "Dorasan" was chosen as the name of the train station.[1]