Kim Jong Suk Apartments

Kim Jong Suk Apartments

basic facilities for hard-working factory employees of the textile mill

Location: 

Songyo - Kangan St, Pyongyang, North Korea

Duration: 

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Personal highlights

  1. Kim Jong Suk Apartments: for workers at the Textile Mill
  2. Facilities: dorms with bathroom, canteen, doctor, essentials shop
  3. Residents: 2,700 girls from the countryside from poor families
  4. Shop: basic shoes, some clothes, underwear, toiletries and snacks
  5. My experience: nice facilities - but for way too many people

Image sources

  1. Toiletries at the small shop
  2. Local guide showing us around
  3. Digital library with computers
  4. Worker's dorm with 7 beds
  5. Apartment block for workers

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