Local favourite temple · Nyongbyon County, North Korea
Soun Temple
서운사
Soun Temple is a temple in Nyongbyon County, North Korea.
Soun Temple: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Soun Temple
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Soun Temple — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.81097, 125.77488. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Soun Temple
- International Friendship Exhibition · museum · Chagang · ~56 km · Must-see
- Pohyeon Temple · Buddhist site · Chagang · ~56 km · Must-see
- Hwasong-15 ICBM Launch Site Memorial · fort · South Pyongan · ~70 km · Must-see
- Mount Yak · viewpoint · Nyongbyon County · ~0 km
- Namdong Dam · lake · Nyongbyon County · ~10 km
- Kaechon · fort · South Pyongan · ~21 km
- Residence of Leadership · fort · South Pyongan · ~25 km
- Songgolbong · viewpoint · South Pyongan · ~26 km
- Yeonpung Lake · lake · South Pyongan · ~27 km
- Tongnyong-gul · cave · Kujang County · ~29 km
- Paeksang Pavilion · fort · South Pyongan · ~29 km
- Anju · fort · South Pyongan · ~29 km
- Taesŏng-jŏsuji · lake · Nyongbyon County · ~32 km
- Immortality Tower · fort · Taechon County · ~34 km
- Caves in Kujang Area · cave · Kujang County · ~37 km
- Kŏmsal-lyŏng · viewpoint · South Pyongan · ~37 km
- Saldaebong · viewpoint · Chagang · ~38 km
- Madusan Revolutionary Battle Site · fort · South Pyongan · ~38 km
Other temples near Soun Temple
- Chongrung Temple · temple · P'yŏngyang · ~129 km · Must-see
- Chonju Temple · temple · Nyongbyon County · ~1 km
- Munmyo · temple · Nyongbyon County · ~2 km
- Hwajang-am · temple · Taechon County · ~22 km
- Yanghwa-sa · temple · Taechon County · ~24 km
- Sangwŏn-am · temple · Taechon County · ~24 km
- Manhap-sa · temple · Kujang County · ~26 km
- Yŏngdae-sa · temple · South Pyongan · ~33 km
- Ryongmun-sa · temple · Kujang County · ~34 km
- Ansim-sa · temple · Chagang · ~56 km
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Frequently asked
How crowded is Soun Temple today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Soun Temple yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit Soun Temple?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Soun Temple?
Nearby: International Friendship Exhibition (museum, 56 km), Pohyeon Temple (Buddhist site, 56 km), Hwasong-15 ICBM Launch Site Memorial (fort, 70 km), Mount Yak (viewpoint, 0 km), Namdong Dam (lake, 10 km), Kaechon (fort, 21 km).