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Ansan
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ansan
English
Etymology
en ko ^안산(安山).
Proper noun
en city p/Gyeonggi c/South Korea.
en June 8, 2022 w:Choe Sang-Hun The Country Has Moved On, but Their Grief Has No End w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20220608090833/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/world/asia/south-korea-sewol-ferry-grief.html/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/world/asia/south-korea-sewol-ferry-grief.html/ June 8, 2022 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific https://archive.ph/nS0KI Lee Ho-jin died eight years ago at the age of 16, one of 250 sophomore students whose lives were taken when the Sewol ferry sank off the southwestern coast of South Korea on April 16, 2014. More than 300 people died that day, with all the students coming from Danwon High School in Ansan, a city just south of Seoul.
en 7 February 2025 Andres Sanchez Braun Shamanic rituals, burgers, martial law: The bizarre crisis gripping South Korea w:Hong Kong Free Press https://web.archive.org/web/20250405195910/https://efe.com/en/other-news/2025-02-07/bizarre-crisis/ https://efe.com/en/other-news/2025-02-07/bizarre-crisis/ April 05, 2025 Bono, a neighborhood in Ansan, 30 km southwest of Seoul, is one of many South Korean enclaves known for its shamans. Its streets are marked with swastika emblems—symbols of prosperity in Hinduism and Buddhism—indicating the presence of shamans available for consultation.