Phnom Penh

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11° 33′ 50″ N, 104° 55′ 52″ E

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 banks of the Tonlé Sap and Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since French colonization of Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation’s center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security, politics, cultural heritage, and diplomacy of Cambodia.

Once known as the “Pearl of Asia”, it was considered one of the loveliest French-built cities in Indochina in the 1920s. Founded in 1434, the city is noted for its beautiful and historical architecture and attractions.