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Border & crossings
Hyesan
Border city on the Yalu, across from China’s Changbai. Historically a major smuggling and crossing point, now heavily fenced.
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© Esri, Maxar Border & crossingsMusan
Mining county on the Tumen River, a common crossing area. Several well-known escapees came from here.
Border & crossingsHoeryongBorder city on the Tumen. The river is narrow here, so it was a frequent crossing point before new fences went up after 2020.
© Esri, Maxar Border & crossingsSinuiju–Dandong bridge
The Friendship Bridge over the Yalu. Most legal trade with China goes through here, and so does a lot of smuggled media.
Border & crossingsPanmunjom (Joint Security Area)The truce village in the DMZ. A soldier escaped across it under fire in 2017.