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Bayon (19)
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Cambodia
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12° 49′ N, 103° 57′ E

Description

Cambodia (ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា), the successor state of the once powerful Hindu and Buddhist Khmer Empire, has an area of about 180,000 km², sharing border with Thailand in the north and west, Laos in the north-east, and Vietnam in the east and south-east.

The lacustrine plain, formed by the inundations of the Tonle Sap (Great Lake), measures about 2,590 km² during the dry season and expands to about 24,605 km² during the rainy season.

The kingdom’s capital and largest city is Phnom Penh.

Main sights

Angkor Wat, Banteay Chhmar, Banteay Kolei, Banteay Samre, Banteay Srei, Banteay Top, Battambang, Bayon, Beng Melea, Chikreng, Kompong Thom, Phnom Penh, Phimeanakas, Prasat Kravan, Preah Khan, Sisophon, Skun, Ta Prohm, Thmar Puok, Thommanon, La Rivière des Mille Lingas, Tonlé Sap, Wat Banan, Wat Ek

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List of sights
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Wat Banan (4)
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Other sites in Cambodia (KH)
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Other sites in Cambodia:The massive temple of Banteay Chhmar, along with its satellite shrines and reservoir (baray), comprises one of the most important …

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Phnom Penh central market (1)
Photo: Phnom Penh central market

Phnom Penh (KH)
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Phnom Penh, formerly known as Chaktomuk“Four Faces”, is the capital and most populous city of the Southeastern Asian country of Cambodia. Located on the …

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Angkor Wat (5)
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Siem Reap (KH)
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Siem Reap is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia. Angkor was the capital city of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately …

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Kompong Phluk (16)
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Tonlé Sap (KH)
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Tonlé Sap, commonly translated to “Great Lake”, refers to a seasonally inundated freshwater lake, the Tonlé Sap Lake and an attached river, the 120 km long …

Map: Tonlé Sap