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# Kim Il Sung Square

Site of the military parades where new missiles are often shown for the first time.

![Kim Il Sung Square](https://savenorthkorea.org/img/places/kim-il-sung-square.jpg)

[Photo via Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laika%5Fac%5FJuche%5FTower%5F%2812108772354%29.jpg)

Kim Il Sung Square · 39.0195°N, 125.7525°E [Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0195,125.7525,15z/data=!3m1!1e3) · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics 

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## Source

- [**Wikipedia** en.wikipedia.org ↗ ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FIl%5FSung%5FSquare)

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