↑ Lankov, Andrei (16 tháng 3 năm 2005). “North Korea's missionary position”. Asia Times Online. Truy cập ngày 25 tháng 1 năm 2013. By the early 1940s Pyongyang was by far the most Protestant of all major cities of Korea, with some 25–30% of its adult population being church-going Christians. In missionary circles this earned the city the nickname "Jerusalem of the East".
↑ Caryl, Christian (15 tháng 9 năm 2007). “Prayer In Pyongyang”. The Daily Beast. The Newsweek/Daily Beast Co. Truy cập ngày 25 tháng 1 năm 2013. It's hard to say how many covert Christians the North has; estimates range from the low tens of thousands to 100,000. Christianity came to the peninsula in the late 19th century. Pyongyang, in fact, was once known as the 'Jerusalem of the East.'
↑ Organizational chart of North Korean Leadership, April 2012, Ministry of Unification
↑ National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage. 2001. Geumtan-ri. Hanguk Gogohak Sajeon [Dictionary of Korean Archaeology], pp. 148–149. NRICH, Seoul. ISBN 89-5508-025-5
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