 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Hwanghae Province. (Discuss) Proposed since June 2024. |
Haesŏ
해서 · 海西 | |
|---|---|
| Etymology: 해서 "West of the sea" | |
 Territorial extent of the Haesŏ region projected onto a map of the current administrative divisions of Korea | |
| Country |  North Korea South Korea (claimed) |
| Haeso | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 해서 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 海西 |
| Revised Romanization | Haeseo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Haesŏ |
Haesŏ, or Haeseo (Korean: 해서), is a region of Korea that occupies what is now North Hwanghae and South Hwanghae provinces of North Korea, as well as Baengnyeong Island and Ongjin County of South Korea. The region once hosted the Hwanghae Province of the Joseon period.[1]
The name of the region, Haesŏ, means "West of the Sea", in reference to the region being to the west of Gyeonggi Bay, the portion of the Yellow Sea offshore of Incheon and Ganghwa Island.[2]
- ^ 오, 홍석, 해서지방 (海西地方), Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-05-25
- ^ 신정일 (2019). 신정일의 신 택리지: 북한. Sam & Parkers. ISBN 9788965709565.