In pictures: Learn about the beauty of the Korean capital, Seoul

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><span style="font-size:12px">Arabiaweather.com - The South Korean capital, Seoul, is located 50 km south of the North Korean border and is situated on the banks of the Han River in the northwest of the country and is surrounded by eight mountains.</span> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="http://im42.gulfup.com/kHjng.jpg" style="width:600px" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px">Seoul is the largest city in South Korea and one of the largest cities in the world in terms of population density, with a population of about 20.8 million people.</span> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="http://im42.gulfup.com/mEXbK.jpg" style="height:450px; width:600px" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px">As for the city&#39;s climate, it is classified between subtropical and humid continental. In general, summers are relatively hot, with a maximum average of 29.6 degrees Celsius in August, while cold winters, with a maximum average of 1.5 degrees Celsius in January.</span> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="http://im42.gulfup.com/QLdzZ.jpg" style="width:600px" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px">As for rain, it receives a large amount of precipitation distributed throughout the months of the year, with a clear peak in precipitation during the summer months, especially July and August. The annual rate is 1450.5 mm annually. Snow falls on an average of 28 days a year.</span> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="http://im42.gulfup.com/RcgwT.jpg" style="height:411px; width:600px" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px">There are ten skyscrapers in Seoul, whose height exceeds 200 meters, and they were built next to each other, giving them a distinctive shape.</span> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="http://im42.gulfup.com/1pTH9.jpg" style="width:600px" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px">Seoul includes many famous areas, streets and markets, the most famous of which is &quot;Gyeongdong&quot;, which is a market for selling medicinal herbs. Also, one of the important areas is the &quot;Pyeongchang-dong&quot; area, which includes many art galleries and museums of a beautiful artistic nature and many others.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="font-size:12px"><img alt="" src="http://im42.gulfup.com/22gXE.jpg" style="height:338px; width:600px" /></span> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p class="rtecenter" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="http://im42.gulfup.com/GeCFF.jpg" style="width:600px" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://bit.ly/19oPpmk">Pictures: Blind vipers..the smallest species of snakes in the world</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://bit.ly/17xdWn7">In pictures: With the height of summer.. a rare snowfall on the summit of Etna volcano in Italy</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="http://bit.ly/147qLWA">Pictures: One of the oddities of the weather.. Historic snowfall in a Chinese province amid the summer heat</a></p>