Port of Jeju
Port in South Korea
The Port of Jeju (Korean: 제주항; Hanja: 濟州港) is a port and cruise ship terminal in South Korea, located in the city of Jeju. The Port of Jeju is used for cruise ships and exports of goods. Jeju island is home to the second biggest airport in South Korea after Incheon.
History
Jeju (also romanized as Cheju) was made into a seaport around 1913 but it has had a long cultural importance. Inside the port there are three holes named Samseonghyeol (Caves of the Three Clans), as stated in legend the three ancestral families (the Samseong-Ko, Pu, and Yang) of Jeju came from to inhabit the island. The name Jeju wasn't used until 1221. Under the reign of King Ui-jong the island was named Tamna-hyeon. From 1105 to 1153 it was called Taman-Gun by order of the Goryeo court. Before the name changes it was known simply as Takna.
The Port held the Hangpaduseong fortress in 1271 during a struggle between rebels versus the Goryeo army and the allied Mongols.
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