Gungnae, called Gungnaeseong in Korean and Guonei in Chinese, was the capital of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo, which lay in Manchuria and on the Korean Peninsula. It stands in present-day Ji'an in Jilin province in northeast China, and the perimeter of its outer fortress measures 2,686 metres. The ruler Yuri chose it as the capital in the tenth month of the year 3 AD, and it was sacked several times until Gwanggaeto the Great expanded the kingdom. His son Jangsu moved the capital to Pyongyang in 427, and the city fell to the Silla and Tang alliance in 666. UNESCO named it a World Heritage Site in 2004, together with Hwando Mountain City and the Onyeosan City.
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1. Gungnae (Wikipedia)
History
Gungnae was chosen to become the capital city by the ruler, Yuri during the 10th month of the year 3 AD
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It is located in present day Ji'an city, Jilin province, northeast China
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, placement
It is located in present day Ji'an city, Jilin province, northeast China
View the Source2. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at the site coordinates
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"elevation": 182.0
3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Cell 41.25 N, 126.25 E, class DwbQuote, Cell 41.25 N, 126.25 E, class Dwb
41.25 126.25 Dwb
4. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone1970.tab
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Beijing Time
China (Wikipedia)
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is a country in East Asia
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