Korean-Russian Friendship Bridge
| Khasan (in English) Хасан (Russian) |
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 Khasan station |
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.svg) Location of Primorsky Krai in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Primorsky Krai |
| Administrative district | Khasansky District |
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| Leader | Ivan Stepanov |
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| 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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