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The DMZ refers to the Korean Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea and stretches for 248 kilometers, going from the Yellow Sea to the East Sea of Japan. The zone is also 4km wide with the border between the two countries running directly down the center. The DMZ was created in 1953 at the end of the Korean War as part of the armistice agreement. Either side of the DMZ is highly militarized, and there are few civilian activities that happen in the DMZ, which has turned the area into a natural haven for migratory birds and other animals. There is a current call to action to preserve the DMZ as a national park and wildlife sanctuary.
Visitors to the DMZ usually visit Panmunjom, where the unresolved peace talks occurred, and the remnants of the Dorasan Korail Station near Paju that used to take passengers to North Korea from South Korea although the train has not run since 2008. The railway connects Seoul and Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Other great attractions are Imjingak, a four-story museum with an observatory on top, and the infiltration tunnels that North Korea dug to secretly enter South Korea.
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