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Dolmen Village in Jookrim-ri, Goh-Chang, Chonbuk

Korea can be said to be the Kingdom of Dolmen with more than half of the world's remaining dolmens scattered across the country. Among them, no other place on Earth has more dolmens than Goh-Chang of Chonbuk Province.
Recently, Korean academics are working to get the area recognized as a world cultural heritage historic ruins.
The photo shows one of Goh-Chang's most famous dolmen: a north-sided dolmen in Jidong Village, Dohsan-ri....Photo by Byeon Hee-seok

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