Paektusan Secret Camp, Military camp and museum in Samjiyon, North Korea.
The Paektusan Secret Camp contains preserved military structures, including log cabins and barracks near Mount Paektu at 2750 meters elevation.
The camp served as a headquarters for the Korean People's Revolutionary Army during their resistance against Japanese occupation from 1937 until 1945.
North Korean state institutions present this location as the birthplace of Kim Jong-Il in 1942, connecting it to the national leadership narrative.
Visitors require authorization to reach the site, which remains accessible between May and September through chartered flights from Pyongyang to Samjiyon Airport.
The site includes monuments featuring poems about Kim Jong-Il and connects to Mount Paektu, the highest peak of the Korean Peninsula.
Location: Samjiyon
Inception: 1937
GPS coordinates: 41.86296,128.15960
Latest update: March 3, 2025 20:18
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