United Nations Memorial Cemetery
| United Nations Memorial Cemetery | |
|---|---|
재한유엔기념공원 | |
| Commission for the UNMCK (CUNMCK) | |
UNMCK Wall of Remembrance | |
| Used for those deceased 1950–53 plus UNC deceased post-war | |
| Established | 18 January 1951 (as the United Nations Military Cemetery (UNMC)) |
| Location | 35°7′41″N 129°5′49″E / 35.12806°N 129.09694°E 93 UN Pyeonghwa-ro, Nam-gu, Busan, 608-812, Republic of Korea (Old address: 779 Daeyon 4-dong, Nam-gu, Busan) |
| Total burials | 2,300 |
| Burials by nation | |
United Nations Command (UNC):
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| Statistics source: * UN Memorial Cemetery (Official) | |
| United Nations Memorial Cemetery | |
| Hangul | 재한유엔기념공원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 在韓유엔記念公園 |
| Revised Romanization | Jaehan Yuen ginyeomgongwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chaehan Yuen kinyŏmgongwŏn |
The United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea (UNMCK; Korean: 재한유엔기념공원; RR: Jaehan Yuen ginyeomgongwon), located at Tanggok in the Nam District, of Busan, South Korea, is a burial ground for United Nations Command (UNC) casualties of the Korean War. It contains 2,300 graves and is the only United Nations cemetery in the world. Laid out over 14 hectares (35 acres), the graves are set out in 22 sites designated by the nationalities of the buried servicemembers.