Yeongnam

Yeongnam (Korean: 영남, Korean pronunciation: [jʌŋ.nam]; literally "south of the ridge") is a region that coincides with the former Gyeongsang Province, one of the ancient Eight Provinces, in what is now South Korea.

Hangul

영남

Hanja

嶺南

RRYeongnam

MRYŏngnam

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Yeongnam
Map of Yeongnam in South Korea
Korean name
Hangul	영남
Hanja	嶺南
RR	Yeongnam
MR	Yŏngnam

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The region includes the modern-day provinces of North and South Gyeongsang and the autonomous Metropolitan cities of Busan, Daegu, and Ulsan.^[1] The regional name is used (with a slightly different spelling) as the name of Yeungnam University.