Panmunjom, officially Panmunjeom (păn'm
njôm`), village, N South Korea. It lies south of the 38th parallel, the military demarcation line that partitions Korea. In the Korean War the truce negotiations, begun at nearby Kaesong Kaesong or Kaisong (both: kă`sŭng`), Jap. Kaijo, city (1993 pop. 334,433), S North Korea.
..... Click the link for more information. , were moved in Oct., 1951, to Panmunjom, where the truce was signed on July 27, 1953. The UN Command Military Armistice Commission is based there.
Panmunjom
njôm`), village, N South Korea. It lies south of the 38th parallel, the military demarcation line that partitions Korea. In the Korean War the truce negotiations, begun at nearby Kaesong Kaesong or Kaisong (both: kă`sŭng`), Jap. Kaijo, city (1993 pop. 334,433), S North Korea...... Click the link for more information. , were moved in Oct., 1951, to Panmunjom, where the truce was signed on July 27, 1953. The UN Command Military Armistice Commission is based there.
Panmunjom
a village in the demilitarized zone of Korea: site of truce talks leading to the end of the Korean War (1950--53)
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