Hwaseong
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Hwaseong or Hwasong can refer to:
- Hwaseong CityHwaseong CityHwaseong is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It has the largest area of farmland of any city or county in Gyeonggi province. Seoul Subway Line 1 passes through Hwaseong, stopping at Byeongjeom Station. Famous people from Hwaseong include soccer player Cha Bum-Kun.-Climate:Hwaseong city...
, a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea - Hwasŏng (North Korea), a county in North Hamgyong province, North Korea
- Hwaseong FortressHwaseong FortressHwaseong , the wall surrounding the centre of Suwon, the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, was built in the late 18th century by King Jeongjo of the Joseon Dynasty to honour and house the remains of his father Prince Sado, who had been murdered by being locked alive inside a rice...
, a UNESCO heritage site in Suwon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea - Hwasong-5Hwasong-5The Hwasong-5 is a North Korean tactical ballistic missile derived from the Soviet R-17 Elbrus missile. It is one of several missiles with the NATO reporting name Scud....
and Hwasong-6Hwasong-6The Hwasong-6 is a North Korean tactical ballistic missile. It is derived from the Hwasong-5, itself a derivative of the Soviet R-17 Elbrus. It carries the NATO reporting name Scud....
, North Korean versions of the ScudScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
ballistic missile