Gayasan National Park

가야산국립공원, 伽倻山國立公園
Gaya Mountain National Park
Sanghwang peak, 2004.
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Nearest cityDaegu, South Korea
Coordinates35°49′N 128°07′E / 35.817°N 128.117°E / 35.817; 128.117
Area64.71 sq mi (167.6 km2)[1]
Established13 October 1972[1]
Governing bodyKorea National Park Service
The twenty-two national parks of South Korea.
Land-based parks are in red and marine parks are in blue.
Gayasan National Park
Hangul
가야산 국립공원
Hanja
伽倻山 國立公園
Revised RomanizationGayasan Gungnip Gongwon
McCune–ReischauerKayasan Kungnip Kongwŏn

Gayasan National Park, also known as Gaya Mountain National Park (Korean: 가야산국립공원), is a large national park in the eastern part of South Korea. The park is named in honor of Gaya Mountain and became a National Park in 1972.[2]

The park includes Haeinsa, which is one of the main temples of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Gayasan: Intro". Korea National Park Service. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Gayasan National Park (Hongnyudong, Cheongnyangdong Area) (가야산국립공원-홍류동,청량동지구)". english.visitkorea.or.kr. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  3. ^ "Jogye Order Temples | Welcome to Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism". koreanbuddhism.net. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2020-07-08.