Phnom Penh
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| Area | 6785 |
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| Weather | 31°C, Wind SE at 16 km/h, 73% Humidity |
| Local time | Sunday 18:32 |
| Population | 1. 502 million (2012) |
| Area code | 855023 |
| Colleges and universities | Royal University of Phnom Penh |
| Did you know | Phnom Penh is the most-populous city / town in Cambodia by population (1,501,725). |
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| ID | 764102 |
About Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, Cambodia's busy capital, sits at the junction of the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers. It was a hub for both the Khmer Empire and French colonialists. On its walkable riverfront, lined with parks, restaurants and bars, are the ornate Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and the National Museum, displaying artifacts from around the country. At the city's heart is the massive, art deco Central Market.
Henry Kissinger's Cambodia legacy of bombs and chaos
...By Ouch Sony & George WrightBBC News, Phnom Penh and LondonWhen news of Henry Kissinger s death spread this week, many former world leaders lined up to pay tribute...
Cambodia election: 'This was more of a coronation than an election'
...By Jonathan Head, South East Asia correspondent BangkokUndeterred by the pouring rain, a long convoy of motorbikes carrying cheering, flag-waving supporters of Cambodia s ruling party revved their engines in preparation for their triumphant final rally in downtown Phnom Penh...
Cambodia election: Polls open in vote with no credible opposition
... Voters turning up to the polls in Phnom Penh told the BBC they expected the Cambodian People s Party to sweep all 125 seats in parliament again...
Cambodia faces rigged election as Hun Sen extends total control
... " It s a rigged election because there are no real strong opposition parties, " one voter, an aid worker in Phnom Penh, told the BBC...
Cambodia: Angkorian crown jewellery handed over in London
... The collection has been secretly returned to Cambodia s capital, Phnom Penh, and is due to go on display there in the country s national museum...
Cambodia scams: Lured and trapped into slavery in South East Asia
... Weeks later, Weibin hopped on a plane to Phnom Penh...
The long struggle to return Cambodia's looted treasures
... In 2014, two of Cambodia s most-wanted statues, a pair of warriors, were returned to Phnom Penh after French archaeologists matched pedestals with feet to statues in US collections...
The Cambodian activists risking their freedom for the environment
... Ratha - now one of the group s best-known activists, was a student working at a supermarket to make ends meet when in 2014 he attended a workshop at his university in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh...
