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Khasan (urban-type settlement)

Khasan (English)
Хасан (Russian)
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Станция Хасан.jpg
Khasan station
Map of Russia - Primorsky Krai (2008-03).svg
Location of Primorsky Krai in Russia
Khasan is located in Primorsky Krai
Khasan
Khasan
Location of Khasan in Primorsky Krai
Coordinates: 42°25′42″N 130°38′44″E / 42.42833°N 130.64556°E / 42.42833; 130.64556Coordinates: 42°25′42″N 130°38′44″E / 42.42833°N 130.64556°E / 42.42833; 130.64556
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Primorsky Krai
Administrative district Khasansky District
Municipal status
Leader Ivan Stepanov
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 742 inhabitants
Time zone VLAT (UTC+10:00)
Founded 1959
Urban-type settlement status since 1983
Postal code(s) 692700
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Khasan (Russian: Хаса́н) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Khasansky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Population: 742 (2010 Census);795 (2002 Census);1,187 (1989 Census).

Khasan is the only Russian-inhabited locality on the border with North Korea. It lies near Lake Khasan and the Tumen River. The border between Russia and North Korea is formed by the river, but the Tumen's course sometimes changes during floods, effectively diminishing the territory of Russia and threatening to flood the settlement of Khasan and the Peschanaya border station. Since 2003, work has been progressing to reinforce the area with rocky soil for protection against erosion by the river. There is an unobtrusive Russian outpost near the border with a large radar array. On the North Korean side of the border lies Tumangang. The closest Chinese town is Fangchuancun.

Khasan has a railway station on the Far Eastern Railway line from Vladivostok to Rason in North Korea. It is the link between Russia and North Korea, by a rail bridge over the Tumen River called the Korean-Russian Friendship Bridge (Korean: 조로친선교). The North Korean station in Tumangang Workers' District, Sonbong County, is directly across the river.


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