Seoul - Wikipedia Traditionally, seoul (서울) has been a native Korean (as opposed to Sino-Korean) common noun simply meaning 'capital city ' The word seoul is believed to have descended from Seorabeol (서라벌; historically transliterated into the Hanja form 徐羅伐), which originally referred to Gyeongju, the capital of Silla [17][18]
Seoul | History, Population, Climate, Map, Facts | Britannica Seoul is the capital of South Korea It is located on the Han River in the northwestern part of the country, with the city center some 37 miles (60 km) inland from the Yellow Sea Seoul is the cultural, economic, and political center of South Korea