THE DEMILITARISED ZONE
MILITARY DEMARCATION LINE AND DEMILITARISED ZONE AROUND THE 38TH PARALLEL BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH
t the armistice in July 1953, a Military Demarcation Line (MDL) between North and South Korea was agreed at the village of Panmunjom, where the negotiation pavilion still stands. 2 kilometres either side of the line were evacuated to become the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ). The DMZ is thus four kilometres wide and 248 kilometres long, dividing North and South Korea. Most of the territory in the DMZ was evacuated (such as the village of Panmunjom). Two villages within the DMZ remain – Daeseong-dong in the South and Kijong-dong in the North. It is alleged that Kijong-dong
