Hoeryong concentration camp

Hoeryong concentration camp (or Haengyong concentration camp) was a death camp in North Korea that was reported to have been closed in 2012. The official name was Kwalliso (penal labour colony) No. 22. The camp was a maximum security area, completely isolated from the outside world.:105–107

Hoeryong concentration camp
Chosŏn'gŭl
회령 제22호 관리소
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHoeryeong Je Isipi-ho Gwalliso
McCune–ReischauerHoeryŏng Che Isibi-ho Kwalliso
Chosŏn'gŭl
회령 정치범 수용소
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHoeryeong Jeongchibeum Suyongso
McCune–ReischauerHoeryŏng Chŏngch'ibŏm Suyongso

In 2012, satellite image analysis and reports indicated major changes including its reported closure.

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