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{{Short description|Hill in Paju, South Korea}}

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'''Dorasan''' ({{Korean|hangul=도라산}}) or '''Mount Dora''' is a {{convert|156-meter|m|ft|adj=on}} hill on the southnorth bank of the [[Imjin River]] in northernmost [[Paju]], [[South Korea]]. It lies very near the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]]. The hill gives its name to several nearby landmarks, including [[Dorasan Station]] and the [[Dora Observatory|Mt. Dora Observatory]], as well as to the local administrative unit Dorasan-[[Administrative divisions of South Korea|ri]].

==Overview==

The hill's name can be translated as "[[Silla]] City Mountain." According to legend, the last king of [[Silla]], [[Gyeongsun of Silla|King Gyeongsun]], dwelt nearby after he gave up his throne to [[Taejo of Goryeo]]. Unable to return to Silla, King Gyeongsun would walk to the top of Dorasan and weep for his home in [[Gyeongju]]. Due to this historical significance, "Dorasan" was chosen as the name of the train station. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jcs.mil.kr/english/service/anbo/anbo04_01_01.jsp|title=Dorasan|work=ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff website|accessdate=2006-04-28|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627014631/http://www.jcs.mil.kr/english/service/anbo/anbo04_01_01.jsp|archivedate=2007-06-27}}</ref>

==Notes==

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==See also==

* [[Dorasan Station]]

*[[List of mountains in Korea]]

* [[Division of Korea]]

* [[List of Korea-relatedmountains topicsin Korea]]

==Notes==

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==External links==

*[http://myhome.naver.com/woomi9/speech/gwb14.htm Speech given by George W. Bush at Dorasan Station in 2002]

[[Category:Mountains of South KoreaPaju]]

[[Category:Landforms of Gyeonggi Province]]

[[Category:Korean Demilitarized Zone]]

[[Category:Hills of South Korea]]