Central Asia Street (Korean: 중앙아시아거리) is the nickname for an area in Gwanghui-dong, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It is so named because of the relatively high density of Central Asia-themed businesses in the area. In addition to its population of foreigners of non-Korean ethnicity, the area also has a notable population of Koryo-saram; ethnic Koreans from the former Soviet Union. The area reportedly formerly went by the name Little Moscow.
Various businesses related to Central Asia on the street (2023)
On the north side of the main street (2023)
On the north side, looking south (2023)
More businesses (2023)
Koryo-saram or Koryoin are ethnic Koreans in the post-Soviet states who descend from Koreans who were living in the Russian Far East.
March 1st Movement anniversary protests in Vladivostok (1920)
Viktor Tsoi, singer and songwriter who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and musically influential bands in the history of Russian music
Oleksandr Sin, a mayor of Zaporizhia
Boris Yugai, a Kyrgyzstani Major General, was a notable member of the Koryo-saram community in Kyrgyzstan.