Ryanggang

//ɹiˈɑŋ.ɡɑŋ// name

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  1. 1
    A province of North Korea. Capital: Hyesan.

    "Hyesan. The capital of the Ryanggang Province. Material was taken in a gorge, about 1000 m a.s.l., by the River Tuman-gang (China boundary) north-east of Hyesan (1 June)."

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"Hyesan. The capital of the Ryanggang Province. Material was taken in a gorge, about 1000 m a.s.l., by the River Tuman-gang (China boundary) north-east of Hyesan (1 June)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 량강도(兩江道) (Ryanggangdo).

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