Korean Demilitarized Zone

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The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a heavily fortified buffer zone separating North and South Korea, symbolizing the ongoing division of the Korean Peninsula since the Korean War armistice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf buffer zone
demilitarized zone
international border
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Kaesong
Seoul
contains Panmunjom
controlledBy North Korea
South Korea
countryBorderBetween North Korea
South Korea
createdAsResultOf Korean War
createdBy Korean Armistice Agreement
established 1953
governedBy Military Armistice Commission
hasAlternativeName DMZ
Korean DMZ
hasEcosystem involuntary wildlife sanctuary
hasFeature barbed wire fences
guard posts
heavily fortified border
minefields
observation posts
hasSubregion Joint Security Area
homeTo endangered species
knownFor ecological preservation
high military tension
limited direct crossings
length approximately 250 kilometers
locatedIn East Asia
locatedOn Korean Peninsula
near 38th parallel north
partOf inter-Korean border
patrolledBy Korean People's Army
Republic of Korea Armed Forces
United States Forces Korea
securityLevel one of the most heavily militarized borders in the world
separates North Korea
South Korea
status ceasefire line
symbolizes division of the Korean Peninsula
ongoing conflict between North Korea and South Korea
usedFor inter-Korean talks
military negotiations
visitedBy foreign tourists
heads of state
width approximately 4 kilometers

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Military Armistice Commission locatedIn Korean Demilitarized Zone
Military Armistice Commission relatedConcept Korean Demilitarized Zone
Korean Peninsula divisionLine Korean Demilitarized Zone
Korean People's Army borderFocus Korean Demilitarized Zone
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission operationalArea Demilitarized Zone between North Korea and South Korea
linked to: Korean Demilitarized Zone
Allied occupation of Korea followedBy Division of Korea
linked to: Korean Demilitarized Zone
Gangwon Province, North Korea borders Korean Demilitarized Zone
Joint Security Area locatedIn Korean Demilitarized Zone
Joint Security Area locatedOnBorder North Korea–South Korea border
linked to: Korean Demilitarized Zone
Joint Security Area partOf Korean Demilitarized Zone
Joint Security Area alsoKnownAs Panmunjom Joint Security Area
linked to: Korean Demilitarized Zone
Joint Security Area conference buildings locatedIn Korean Demilitarized Zone
Military Demarcation Line follows Korean Demilitarized Zone
subject linked to: MDL
Military Demarcation Line alsoKnownAs Korean Military Demarcation Line
subject linked to: MDL
linked to: Korean Demilitarized Zone
Military Demarcation Line partOf Korean Demilitarized Zone
subject linked to: MDL
Military Demarcation Line relatedTo Korean Demilitarized Zone
subject linked to: MDL
Military Demarcation Line countryBorderSide North Korea side is north of the line
subject linked to: MDL
linked to: Korean Demilitarized Zone
Dorasan area (limited crossings) locatedIn Korean Demilitarized Zone
Military Armistice Commission locationJurisdiction Korean Demilitarized Zone
subject linked to: MAC
Military Armistice Commission relatedConcept Korean Demilitarized Zone
subject linked to: MAC
Kaesong Industrial Region locatedNear Korean Demilitarized Zone
Korean Demilitarized Zone partOf inter-Korean border
linked to: Korean Demilitarized Zone
Korean Demilitarized Zone hasAlternativeName Korean DMZ
linked to: Korean Demilitarized Zone
NNSC operatesIn Korean Demilitarized Zone
Imjin River borderProximity Korean Demilitarized Zone
Imjin River near Korean Demilitarized Zone
Imjin River associatedWith Korean Demilitarized Zone
Paju near Korean Demilitarized Zone
ROK Armed Forces borderResponsibility Korean Demilitarized Zone
Southern Korea demilitarizedBoundaryLaterReplacedBy Korean Demilitarized Zone
Maquis operationalRegion Demilitarized Zone
linked to: Korean Demilitarized Zone
National Route 1 (South Korea) approaches Korean Demilitarized Zone