a place called; a place known asFollows a noun to describe or identify a place by name or label. The form 이라는 is used after a noun ending in a vowel; after a consonant, the form is 이라는? Actually, the usual form is 이라는 after a consonant and 라는 after a vowel.
KO: 폐하, 여기가 천국이라는 곳입니까?
EN: Your Majesty, is this the place called heaven?