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Namhyeon-dong
Neighbourhood in Seoul, South Korea

Namhyeon-dong

Namhyeon-dong (Korean: 남현동) is a statutory division of Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea.

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Its name means "southern mountain pass". It is named because there was main mountain pass to pass over Mt. Gwanak in the past.

How locals move

Getting around Namhyeon-dong the local way

  • Get inThere are ferry services to various points in China from the neighboring port city of Incheon.
  • Get inNo services run from Japan to Seoul; many Koreans take the coach, KTX or SRT trains to Busan, where several ferry and hydrofoil options are available.
  • Go nextMany tour companies offer DMZ tours which is a day trip from Seoul, the highlight of which is a village lying in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

From Wikivoyage: Seoul, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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